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Civil Supplies dept conducts surprise raids on illegal rice traders in Hyderabad, RR
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Acting on directives from Commissioner of Civil Supplies M Stephen Raveendra, the Enforcement Task Force executed joint surprise raids with the Legal Metrology Department across Hyderabad and Ranga Reddy districts from October 29 to 31.
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Civil Supplies dept conducts surprise raids on illegal rice traders in Hyderabad, RR
Hyderabad: In a decisive strike against artificial scarcity and price manipulation, the Civil Supplies Department intensified multi-agency raids to dismantle illegal rice trading operations.
Acting on directives from Commissioner of Civil Supplies M Stephen Raveendra, the Enforcement Task Force executed joint surprise raids with the Legal Metrology Department across Hyderabad and Ranga Reddy districts from October 29 to 31.
Designed to protect consumers from price exploitation, the aggressive crackdown targeted retail and wholesale establishments, resulting in 11 FIRs and legal action against 18 trading entities.
Sweeping inspections uncovered rampant irregularities aimed at defrauding the public, with inspectors catching traders engaged in weight manipulation by affixing 26-kilogram labels onto short-weighted bags.
