High drama took place at the Unit-4 fish market here after poor fish and meat vendors jointly caught a woman coming by an SUV alleging that she never made payments to them despite taking fish and meat from them.
The woman identified as one Sonali Monalisa was later rescued by police and then arrested for cheating. She was booked under Sections 341, 324, 294, 506 and 406 of the IPC and forwarded to a local court.
Monalisa, who came in a luxury car, allegedly took fish from a woman fish seller in the market but did not pay her. When the fish seller asked for money, Monalisa allegedly slapped her.
“She ordered me fish and gave the same. When I asked for money she slapped me. She is yet to give my Rs850 due,” said one Rama Behera, a woman fish seller.
Angry over the behaviour of Monalisa, local fish traders gheraoed her SUV and did not let it go. To escape the wrath of the fish vendors, Monalisa raised the glass windows and locked herself inside her vehicle till police came to her rescue.
On being informed the officials of Kharvela Nagar Police Station rushed to the spot and rescued Monalisa and took her to the Police Station.
As per reports, Sonali used to frequent the Unit-4 fish market in her posh car and buy fish amounting to over
hundreds of rupees and she allegedly never paid money. Even she used to turn down taking the cut fish, although bargained and order placed, dubbing it as stale one.