Peddapalli, Aug.25 : Joint teams of the Ramagundam Task Force and Peddapalli Rural Police seized 600 bags of illegally stocked urea during a raid at HAKA Farmers Service Centre in Kasulapalli village of Peddapalli mandal. The police took one person into custody in connection with the illegal hoarding operation, executing the action under the directives of Ramagundam Police Commissioner M. Srinivasulu.
Acting on reliable intelligence regarding the illegal dumping and storage of fertilizer, a joint team led by Task Force Sub-Inspectors Deekonda Ramesh and Laxman Rao, along with Peddapalli Rural SI Madhukar and the Peddapalli Mandal Agricultural Officer, conducted a thorough search of the premises. During the raid, officials detained Adepu Sampath (43), a resident of Kasulapalli, and seized 600 urea bags, each weighing 50 kilograms. The total seized property is valued at approximately ₹3,60,000, with each bag priced at ₹600.
The detained suspect, along with the seized stock, was handed over to the Station House Officer (SHO) of the Peddapalli Rural Police Station for further legal proceedings and investigation under relevant statutory provisions governing essential commodities and fertilizer control. Police warned that strict action would continue against any individuals engaging in black-marketing, illegal hoarding, or artificial inflation of agricultural inputs intended for farmers.
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