Truck Carrying Tomatoes Worth Rs 21 Lakh Goes Missing In Karnataka

A truck carrying precious tomatoes from Karnataka's Kolar district to Jaipur has gone missing amidst the soaring prices, PTI reported on Monday. The trader, Vinay Reddy, claimed that he has lost contact with the driver and cleaner of his truck carrying 11 tonnes of tomatoes worth ₹21 lakh from Kolar district to Rajasthan's Jaipur.

Growers said with traders not showing interest in buying tomatoes.

According to the complaint filed in the Kolar police station, the truck loaded with 750 crates of tomatoes left the local 'mandi' in Kolar on Thursday and was scheduled to reach Jaipur on Saturday for supply to a local vegetable market

Since it was being tracked via the GPS facility, Reddy found that the vehicle has covered around 1,800 km since it left Kolar. He said that he last spoke to the driver around 9pm and he had assured that by 11pm, the consignment would reach Jaipur. But, later he found that his consignment did not reach its destination and when he tried to contact the driver, his phone was switched off, a senior police officer said.