On Tuesday, two people were taken into custody in Karimnagar in connection with the sale of spurious seeds to farmers in a joint operation by task force police, agriculture officials, and Manakondur police.
Nuka Rajesham, a resident of Peddapalli district’s Sultanabad town, and Erukulla Vedaprakash, a native of Matwada village in Warangal, were named as the accused.
According to the commissioner of police, L Subbarayudu, the accused Rajesham and Vedaprakash previously operated seed and fertilizer shops. Due to a business loss, they planned to sell spurious seeds to farmers who were their customers.
It was further reported that the accused were also selling an expired BG2 cotton variety seed as BG3 seed.
“Police got a tip-off, following which the suspects were kept under police surveillance. The gang was later busted and police arrested two persons at Manakondur tank. A third person named Sathish from Pedapalli is absconding and an investigation is going on to nab him,” said the official.
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Police recovered fake seeds worth Rs 1 lakh, 19 steel boxes, and 31 seed packets bearing Sai Divya labels as a result of the raid. The accused also had 20 empty packets recovered from them.
The commissioner of police has warned that those found selling the prohibited variety of seeds to farmers will face criminal charges, and that the PD (Preventive Detention) Act will be used against them.
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