Thieves in Pink City Jaipur steal 4000-Kg of onions

Thieves in Jaipur, the Pink City, have decamped with 4000-Kg of onions from the wholesale market. They seized the golden opportunity to steal a product that will sell in no time. Police have arrested two persons in this regard from Muhana Mandi – they are a watchman of the mandi and a woman who provided place for the stock.
This has been reported in timesofindia.indiatimes.com dated 2 September 2015.

Earlier, seventy sacks each containing 60-Kg of onions had been stolen from a shop in the Mandi on the intervening night of August 28-29 and the FIR was registered on August 30.
Thieves usually keep an eye open for easily disposable items and onions have presented them with an opportunity that no thief will pass over. It is an item in heavy demand, is easily disposable and untraceable to its source.
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