According to the Department of Consumer Affairs, the daily average retail price of tomatoes went from Rs 56.95 per kg on June 30 to Rs 126.18 per kg on July 31, this year.
A couple has been arrested by Bengaluru police for stealing a tomato truck. M Bhaskaran and Sindhuja stole the truck, worth Rs. 2.5 lakh, belonging to a farmer named Shivanna. The incident took place on July 8, when Shivanna was transporting tomatoes from Hiriyur town in Chitradurga district to Kolar market. , Bengaluru News, Times Now
After the incident took place on the night of July 8 in Chikkajala, the truck's driver, Mallesh, reported the robbery to the RMC Yard police, stating unidentified persons had driven away with his pick-up truck in which he was carrying 2.5 tonne of tomatoes.
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