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Maharashtra: 5,200 kg of worm-infested rice meant for tribals, seized

A probe has found the rice had been rejected by the department but some people had re-polished the stock to distribute it again unscrupulously

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Officials from the Maharashtra revenue and tribal welfare departments on Tuesday seized 5,200 kilogram of rotten rice meant for distribution to tribal households in Panvel taluka in neighbouring Raigad district.

The tribal welfare department's assistant project officer PP Solaskar said the raid was conducted in Wakdi village and the rice, meant for Katkari families, was worm- infested.

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