In adversity, they say, lies opportunity. While the rest of the country has been frothing at the mouth over the skyrocketing prices of garlic, two thieves made away with 50 kilograms of the precious herb earlier this week. The police have arrested one of them and are on the lookout for the other. 

Due to a delay in harvesting several rabi crops, the supply of garlic has been curtailed over the last few months and prices have been going as high as Rs 500 per kilogram. Garlic is harvested both as a rabi crop and a kharif crop. Just a day ago, the Madhya Pradesh police arrested a gang of 11 accused, who allegedly robbed a pick up truck carrying four quintals of garlic, worth Rs 16 lakh.