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Karnataka's Food, Civil Supplies, and Consumer Affairs Department has seized 17.78 lakh kg of rice and other foodgrains meant for public distribution over the past three months, following raids and vehicle inspections ordered by Minister Rizwan Arshad since August 1. The largest seizures occurred in Belagavi, with over five lakh kg, followed by Kolar with 3.5 lakh kg, and more than one lakh kg each in Bagalkot and Vijayapura.
The department has registered 238 FIRs and arrested 215 people, while confiscating 156 vehicles used in the illegal transport of ration commodities. Seizures also included 14,250 litres of petrol and 1,492 LPG cylinders, with the total value of seized items estimated at ₹10 crore.
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