Officials of Vigilance and Enforcement Wing conducted raids on hoarding of edible oil by unscrupulous traders at various places in the city and district on Monday.
They found that a wholesaler had unauthorizedly stored 47,141 liters of cooking oil. Its price has been estimated at Rs 50 lakh. A criminal case has been registered against the accused wholesaler by confiscating the oil. Raids were also conducted in Yelamanchili, Anakapalle and Poorna Market areas of the city and a total of 17 cases were registered.
Vigilance CI Koteshwar Rao and his team conducted raids under the guidance of Vigilance and Enforcement Additional SP G Swaruprani. Officials of Civil Supplies Department and Food and Security Department also participated in the raid.