Panic gripped traders of the Kolar Agricultural Produce Market Committee (APMC) on Sunday, when a lorry laden with tomatoes, worth ₹21 lakh, went missing en route to Jaipur, Rajasthan.
This is at least the third suspected tomato heist reported from Karnataka, after the price of tomatoes skyrocketed to over 150 a kilo.
Traders from Kolar, who lost their goods, approached the Kolar city police and filed a complaint on Sunday seeking help to trace the lorry. The Kolar police have taken up the complaint and initiated an inquiry.