Hyderabad, Feb. 10 -- Officials of the Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Monday, February 9, conducted searches at the residence of a relative of a rice miller accused of diverting Custom Milled Rice (CMR) grain in Kodad, Telangana.

The searches were linked to alleged irregularities involving Sri Venkateswara Rice Industries, located on the outskirts of Kodad, owned by Nila Satyanarayana.

According to officials, the mill had been lifting paddy from procurement centres every year for conversion into CMR rice, but allegedly failed to deliver rice to the government for nearly a decade.

Last year, joint inspections were carried out at the mill by officials of the Civil Supplies and Revenue departments following complaints of non-delivery. Du...