Five quintals of banned fake BT-3 cotton seed seized in Mancherial

Sleuths of Ramagundam police station’s task force on Saturday seized five quintals of banned fake BT-3 cotton seeds stored in a house at Bopparam village in Nennel mandal of Mancherial district.

Acting on a tip-off, the task force personnel searched the house of one K. Chandrasekhar and found banned cotton seeds valued at INR 15 lakh.

The team handed over the accused and the seized lot to the Nennel police for further action.

The police booked Chandrasekhar and his two accomplices, Dileep of Chakepalle village and K. Venkatesham of Kasipet village, under sections 420 r/w 34 of the IPC, section 19 of the Seeds Act and section 15 (1) of the Protection Act environment, Ramagundam Police Commissioner M Srinivasulu said. A further investigation is underway.