Karnataka seizes 565 tonnes of diverted PDS rice worth ₹4.75 cr

Karnataka seized 565 tonnes of subsidised FCI rice worth ₹4.75 crore in a 3-day crackdown on an alleged network diverting PDS grain for illegal export to Africa via Chennai port. Six FIRs were filed, nine people booked, 24 vehicles seized, and two government officials suspended for negligence.