A tomato-laden pickup overturned uncontrollably in the Charhi valley of Hazaribagh, Jharkhand, at around 5 am on Sunday, August 6. Within no time, a crowd gathered here to loot tomatoes. People reached there with their respective baskets and took a basket full of tomatoes.
The price of tomato is skyrocketing these days. At present, the rate of tomato has crossed Rs 260 per kg in many states. Various steps have also been taken by the Center to bring down its cost.
However, this exercise of the government has proved to be insufficient so far. Meanwhile, a pick-up van loaded with tomatoes overturned in Hazaribagh, Jharkhand. As soon as the pick-up van overturned, people started competing to loot tomatoes.
Tomatoes looted as soon as the pickup van overturned
A pick-up van laden with tomatoes overturned uncontrollably in Hazaribagh’s Charhi Valley at around 5 am on Sunday, August 6. Due to the high prices, there was a crowd there to loot tomatoes. People reached there with their respective baskets and took a basket full of tomatoes.
The drivers and helpers were persuading the tomato looters not to do so. However, no one listened to him. Whoever got his hands on, carried as many tomatoes as he could. Due to this, the traffic was interrupted for some time. The police reached the spot and removed the pickup van from the road, only then the traffic became normal.
Strange news is coming about tomatoes
Such news has been continuously coming out regarding tomatoes. Somewhere bodyguards are being deployed for the safety of tomatoes and somewhere a few kilos of tomatoes are being given free on buying shoes. Recently, a truck loaded with tomatoes worth Rs 21 lakh, which had come out from Kolar in Karnataka to Rajasthan, was mysteriously stolen. The traders of Kolar had lodged a complaint with the police regarding this.
Policemen were sent to protect tomatoes in Telangana
At the same time, a truck full of tomatoes overturned on the road in Telangana. Fearing that the tomatoes might be stolen, the truck owner approached the police and appealed for police protection. On the request of the owner, policemen were sent to the spot and tomatoes were collected under their supervision. This truck filled with tomatoes overturned in Komaram Bheem Asifabad district of Telangana. Earlier, a couple in Tamil Nadu was arrested for hijacking a truck carrying two and a half ton tomatoes by pretending to be an accident. Live TV
