Father-son duo arrested for selling spurious seeds

Kadapa: The cops arrested father-son duo for selling spurious seeds to the farmers in the current Rabi season at Peddacheppalle village in Kamalapuram mandal on Wednesday. The accused were identified as M Naga Bhushanam and his son M Nagarjuna.

According to Kamalapuram SI Sheik Mahamood Rafi, the accused Naga Bhushanam has been running a fertiliser shop for the last several years in the village. He stated that the accused is also having dealership with various companies related to seeds and fertilisers.

The SI stated the accused had sold spurious seeds to the farmers of Pendlimarri and Kamalapuram mandals in the district and also to one J Prabhakara Reddy of Nellore district. Based on the complaint lodged by farmers, the cops arrested both of them on Peddacheppalle main road in the early hours of Wednesday.