Overview
- A joint team from the LB Nagar Special Operations Team, the Agriculture Department and Hayathnagar police stopped a vehicle near Peddamberpet and arrested four men who were moving cotton seed from Nandyal in Andhra Pradesh to Telangana.
- Officers seized about 600 kilograms of suspected fake BT-3 seed packed in 10 gunny bags, two vehicles and four mobile phones that serve as material evidence in the case.
- The accused could not produce any licences, invoices or transport permits required for commercial seed possession and movement, which investigators say shows clear regulatory non-compliance.
- Police say the operation involved defined roles—one man ran a seeds and pesticides business, another has a prior fake-seeds case, one acted as an escort driver and another transported the bags—and they are tracing an identified absconding conspirator in Allagadda.
- Agriculture officials warn that banned or spurious cotton seed can cause poor germination, crop failure, soil fertility harm and added costs for farmers, and investigators say the probe will assess agronomic and financial damage while pursuing further arrests.