Last night, the Kherwadi police along with Food and Drugs Association (FDA) raided a godown in Maharashtra Nagar and seized 238 sacks of rice, each weighing 50 kg and costing approximately Rs 2 lakh.

This rice, released by Bhartiya Khadya Nigam, Borivli, was meant for the midday meal of a school, but the FDA got a tip off that it was to be resold in the market.
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"Godown owner Ramesh Ghanchi (28) and shop owner Raja Patel (50) have been arrested under Essential Commodities Act.

"They will be produced before the Bandra court today," said a police official.