Eight months ago, there was a major theft of mustard in Tonk. In this, thieves had stolen mustard worth Rs 42 lakh from a businessman’s shop. A case of theft was registered but now even after eight months of this incident, no clue has been found about the thieves. The businessman who invested his savings in mustard is in a bad condition after this theft. Now, eight months after this theft, the businessman has threatened to go on a fast.
The incident happened eight months ago. There was theft in a warehouse in Niwaria village of Deoli subdivision of Tonk. A businessman had taken this warehouse on rent. In this he had kept mustard in 1200 sacks. The price of the goods was Rs 42 lakh. But when he went to the warehouse in the morning, he saw that all the mustard sacks were missing from inside. He had immediately lodged a complaint but now it has been eight months since the incident. No clue of the thieves has been found yet.
the sacks went missing
The name of the victim businessman is Sanjay Kumar Jain. He told that he runs his own business. He had taken a warehouse on rent in Niwariya. He had mustard placed in it in March 2023. This warehouse was near the residential house of Ashok Sharma. But when he went to the warehouse in February this year, the sacks were missing from there. When he asked the warehouse owner about it, he denied having any knowledge of the sacks.
threatened to fast
Even after eight months of the incident, the police has not given any information in this matter. Due to lack of clues about the thieves, the victimized businessman has become financially and mentally distressed. Now he has threatened to fast. After threatening to fast, Superintendent of Police Vikas Sangwan said that the matter of theft of fourteen hundred sacks is serious. Action will be taken after investigation.
FIRST PUBLISHED: October 9, 2024, 15:20 IST