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Rajasthan farmers lose Rs 8 lakh cash

Palanpur: Some unidentified persons stole Rs 8.16lakh cash and three mobile phones of farmers returning after selling their farm produce near Chadotar some 8 km from Palanpur on national highway towards Deesa.

According to complaint filed by farmer Farsram Purohit, the incident took place when some farmers from Jalore district of Rajasthan were returning after selling about 180 bags of isbgul and cummin seeds at Unjha APMC market.

They had taken a break at Panchvati Dhaba near Chadotar.

The farmers who were tired slept inside the truck with windows open. While, two of them were sleeping in the driver’s cabin others were asleep in on the backside. At about 3am Purohit got up and found that his mobile phone was missing.

He awoke up others and found that three other phones were also missing along with bag containing Rs 8.16 lakh cash. Following the incident Purohit filed a complaint with Palanpur taluka police station.

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