Beware! Have you bought garlic mixed with cement from the market?

Preeti Sompura

Akola (Maharashtra). In the country, prices of food items, especially vegetables, onion-garlic etc. often increase at some point in the year. Sometimes onion and sometimes tomato spoils the taste of common people’s kitchen. Similarly, garlic and ginger also do not refrain from making people cry bloody tears. Currently, it is the turn of garlic. The nose of garlic, which adds to the taste of vegetables, has become very crooked these days. In many areas of Maharashtra, the price of garlic has reached 300 to 350 rupees per kg in the rainy season. In such a situation, black marketers and fraudsters are trying to make money. A dangerous example of this has come to light in Akola, Maharashtra. Cases of selling garlic made of cement have come to light in Akola.

According to the information, some hawkers in Akola, Maharashtra are cheating people by selling fake garlic made of cement. A case of cheating by selling fake garlic has come to light with Subhash Patil, who is retired from the police department and lives in Bajurve Nagar area of ​​Akola city. His wife had bought garlic from a hawker who came in front of the house. After coming home, when she started peeling garlic, its cloves were not separating. When she started investigating it, a surprising thing came to light. Actually, garlic cloves were made of cement. Because of this, they were connected to each other. When an attempt was made to separate the cloves, they did not separate.

Oh the price of garlic! ₹400 per kg in retail, ₹35000 per quintal in wholesale…yet why are farmers in trouble?

A new way of cheating
Subhash Patil, a victim who was duped after buying fake garlic, said that cement was used in place of garlic. White colour was used on this fake garlic, which made it look like real garlic. People could not understand whether it is real or fake. Taking advantage of this, hawkers are selling fake garlic openly. Let us tell you that at present the price of garlic in Akola cities has reached 300 to 350 rupees per kg.

In February, the price of garlic reached Rs 400.
In February, the price of garlic had reached the sky across the country. It was out of reach of common people. Garlic started selling at the rate of Rs 400 per kg, due to which it was out of the reach of common people. People started avoiding eating garlic. Although garlic producing farmers were happy with this, a new problem also arose for them. They had to hire security guards to protect their fields. CCTV cameras had to be installed. High breed dogs were also being used to protect garlic fields.

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