Gujarat: Onions worth Rs 25,000 stolen from shop
Surat, Nov 28: At a time when onion prices have skyrocketed to Rs 100 per kg, the staple caught the attention of thieves here who stole 250 kg of the bulb, worth Rs 25,000 in the early hours of Thursday.
The incident occurred outside a vegetable shop in the Palanpur Patiya area of Gujarat's Surat city in the early hours of the day, an employee of the shop said.
"As per our daily routine, we kept five sacks of onions, each weighing 50 kg, outside the shop on Wednesday night. However, for the first time, someone stole those onions worth Rs 25,000," Amit Kanojia, an employee of the vegetable vendor said.
The rise in onion prices may have triggered the theft, he said, adding that the shop vendor has not yet registered an FIR with the police.
Onion prices in retail markets at major cities of Gujarat are fluctuating between Rs 90 to Rs 100.
The prices have been on the rise for the last one month due to supply disruption from flood-affected states like Maharashtra. There has been a steep increase in prices in the last few days due to heavy rains in the key onion-producing states.
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Adhikari aide killing: CBI conducts searches at multiple locations
New Delhi (PTI): The CBI conducted searches on Saturday at multiple locations here in connection with the murder of West Bengal Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari's aide Chandrakant Rath, officials said.
The search operation was conducted late Friday night which continued till the early hours of Saturday, they said.
The CBI has taken over the probe into Rath's murder from the West Bengal Police following a request from the state government.
The agency has formed a seven-member special investigation team under a DIG of Special Crime from Delhi, comprising some of the best investigators drawn from various units of the agency, officials said.
The team will report to the Joint Director, Kolkata.
Rath, the executive assistant to Adhikari, was shot dead in Madhyamgram on May 6, two days after the declaration of results of the fiercely fought West Bengal Assembly polls. The incident took place on a public road at Doharia in the Madhyamgram area.
The state police had arrested three persons in the case. Two accused - Mayank Raj Mishra and Vicky Maurya - were detained from Buxar in Bihar, while the third, Raj Singh, was detained from Ballia, Uttar Pradesh on Sunday.
Police said at least eight people were allegedly involved in the conspiracy and execution of the murder. They believe the attackers carried out a detailed reconnaissance before targeting Rath.
