PD Act invoked against ‘kingpin’ of fake cotton seed racket (opens original article in a new tab)

The Preventive Detention Act was used against Vusa Subba Rao, a man accused of running a fake cotton seed operation through a network of agents in Mancherial district. He was previously detained under the same law in 2021 for similar activities. The police say he is a 'habitual offender' involved in nine cases of fake cotton seed transport and sale.

• Preventive Detention Act invoked against Vusa Subba Rao for fake cotton seed racket
• Rao allegedly involved in nine cases of transporting and selling fake cotton seeds in Mancherial and Kumram Bheem Asifabad districts
• Rao previously detained under PD Act in 2021 for similar activities