Arunachal PDS scam: 19 in police net

Altogether 19 of the 44 accused in the multi-crore public distribution system (PDS) scam in Arunachal Pradesh have been arrested so far,head of the Special Investigating Cell (SIC) investigating the scam M S Chauhan said here on Sunday.

Altogether 19 accused,including former chief minister Gegong Apang,have been arrested but 18 of them have been granted bail by a Yupia fast-track court while the bail plea of Apang would be heard by the Itanagar Bench of the Gauhati High Court on September 6,Chauhan told reporters.

As most of the accused are public servants,the SIC had sought sanction from the state government,he said.