A farmer’s 400 kg of tomatoes harvested and stacked in a truck was reportedly stolen in Pune on Sunday night, officials said. The farmer, Arun Balu Dhome, from Pimparkhed village lodged a complaint of theft with the Shirur police station on Monday, July 17.
Dhome, who owns a two-acre farm, said in the complaint there were 20 crates of tomatoes in the vehicle. Crates were valued at Rs 20,000.
According to Dhome, his family was working in the field and harvesting tomatoes from 2 pm to 6 pm on July 16. “By evening, the crates were filled and brought home for taking to the market early morning the next day,” he said.
Recently, rising tomato prices have upset household budgets. As of July 20, retail tomato prices stand at Rs 140 per kg in Delhi, Rs 137 per kg in Mumbai, Rs 140 per kg in Bengaluru and Rs 140 per kg in Pune.
[Rs 100 = 1.10 ]
Source: financialexpress.com
