Truckload of moong stolen from Jabalpur market yard

In a daring theft that has raised questions over security arrangements at an agricultural produce market in Madhya Pradesh’s Jabalpur district, unidentified miscreants allegedly stole around 80 quintals of moong (green gram) worth nearly Rs 4.5 lakh after driving away a truck loaded with the produce and later returning the vehicle empty.

The incident reportedly occurred during the intervening night of June 15 and 16 at the Patan Agricultural Produce Market and came to light the following morning when grain



trader Vikas Agrawal arrived at the market premises to transport the stock to Jabalpur.

According to information, Agrawal had purchased 134 sacks of moong from local farmers and loaded them onto a truck parked inside the market yard. The vehicle was left within the premises overnight as a precautionary measure, with plans to dispatch the produce the next day. However, when he reached the market on (Tuesday) June 16, he found the truck parked at the same location but empty. The entire consignment had vanished.