The Mahasamund administration has seized 2,852 quintals of illegal paddy from different people in the Chhattisgarh district, it was announced on Wednesday.
“In 11 different cases, 127.2 quintals of paddy stored in 318 sacks were seized recently. Of these 50 sacks were seized from a man in Arkele village in Basna Tahsil while 50 sacks were seized from Navagarh village in Saraipali block,” District Food Officer Nitish Trivedi said in a press release. Likewise, from Banpachri village in Mahasamund Tahsil 80 sacks of illegal paddy were seized. At Bhatgaon village, 50 sacks of illegal paddy were seized.
In similar action, illegal paddy was seized from Bhotha, Pithora and Barkele villages in the district.
So far 128 cases have been registered in this connection wherein 7,148 sacks containing 2,852.2 quintals of paddy were seized. Also, six vehicles used to transport the paddy were seized, the press release said.