Paddy worth Rs 5.5 crore seized

Bangalore, Jul 20: Karnataka Food and Civil Supplies and Consumer administration officials seized 59.5 thousand quintals of paddy, worth Rs 5.5 crore, on a raid conducted on two mills in Karatagi village in Gangavathi taluk in Koppal District of Karnataka.

Official sources said that raids were conducted on Shree Lakshmi Venkateshwara Trading Company, Shri Lakshmi Srinivas Dyer Industries and Lakshmi Srinivas Industries Mills and 50,000 quintals of rice worth Rs 4.50 crore seized.

Raids on Shri Lakshmi Srinivas Rice Mill in Karatagi Village led to seizure of 9500 quintal paddy worth Rs One crore.

UNI