Erode (TN), May 1 (PTI) A total of 800 kg ration rice was seized during a vehicle check near here and two persons were arrested, Erode District Civil Supplies CID Police said on Monday.

The police intercepted a van near Engure Railway station road, Chennimalai on Sunday. On checking, they found the rice in the vehicle, and arrested two persons.

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During interrogation, the duo confessed that they collected the rice from ration card holders here and intended to sell them for premium price to the North Indian workers, police said.

A case has been registered against them.

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