MUMBAI: Onions seem to be worth their weight in gold. Thieves escaped with 260 kg of onions worth Rs 18,000 from a shop at Indira Gandhi Market in Ulhasnagar early on Wednesday.

Shopkeeper Issardas Achara complained to the Central police station about burglars who broke the shutter of his shop and escaped with five gunny bags of onion. But the police appeared to take the matter lightly and did not register an FIR.

Achara said when he arrived at the shop on Wednesday morning, he found all five gunny bags containing onions missing while the potatoes were untouched. He had bought the onions at Rs 65 per kg and was selling it at Rs 70. The potatoes cost Rs 20 a kg.

When contacted, senior inspector Ashok Sakpale said, “We are yet to get a written complaint from the shopkeeper. Once we get it, we will register a case and conduct a probe.”