Thieves stole a ton of lemons from KR Market in the last month to take advantage of the rising prices of the fruit. Multiple vendors have had their lemons stolen; in the last month, thieves stole 30 bags. Each bag contains around 35 kg of lemons (around 800 lemons in each bag). Each bag costs between Rs 2,200 and Rs 3,000. The total value of the stolen lemons is around Rs 75,000, vendors said.
According to vendors, this is the first time lemons are being stolen from the market No such incidents were reported, even during the Covid-19 pandemic when there was more demand.
[ Rs 100 = €1.10 ]
Source: deccanherald.com