
Three held, fake cotton seed racket busted
The Hindu
They were also allegedly involved in printing packing material of popular brands
An alert Sub-Inspector of the Adoni Taluka Police Station, Narendra Kumar Reddy, had intercepted a vehicle and apprehended two persons allegedly transporting 25 packets of fake cotton seed of popular companies on June 12, which ultimately led to the busting of a major racket that was involved in printing the packing material for the fake seed in Hyderabad. Superintendent of Police Fakkeerappa Kaginelli, at a press conference on Saturday, said the racket busted was indulging in the sale of fake cotton seed and printing the packing material.
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The Union and State governments provided support in several ways to the needy people, but private institutions should also extend help, especially to those requiring medical assistance, said C.P. Rajkumar, Managing Director, Nalam Multispeciality Hospital, here on Saturday. Speaking at a function to honour Inspector General of Police V. Balakrishnan and neurologist S. Meenakshisundaram with C. Palaniappan Memorial Award for their contribution to society and Nalam Kappom medical adoption of Type-1 diabetic children, he said the governments implemented numerous welfare programmes, but the timely help by a private hospital or a doctor in the neighbourhood to the people in need would go a long way in safeguarding their lives.










