evidence: New Delhi Vishvas News – Amid the significant increase in tomato prices in the country, a post is going viral on social media showing a man standing in front of a vegetable shop with two bouncers. News agency PTI, while sharing the picture, claimed that a vegetable vendor in Varanasi had hired bouncers to protect his tomatoes. Vishvas News fact-checked the viral post and found it to be misleading. In reality, a Samajwadi Party worker created a political drama by going to a local vegetable shop. Consequently, the Varanasi police registered an FIR against Samajwadi Party worker Ajay Fauji, the vegetable seller, and his son. Later, the vegetable seller and his son were arrested. During the investigation, it was discovered that PTI had deleted the tweet related to the false news and issued an apology. On July 9, an Instagram user named ‘naughtyworld‘ (Archive) shared a post in English stating that a vegetable seller in Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, had hired bouncers to prevent customers from stealing tomatoes, as the price had increased by 400% in the last few days. The vendor allegedly said, "I have hired bouncers because the price of tomatoes is very high… People are creating violence and looting tomatoes too." [...] - Claim Review : A vegetable seller in UP's Varanasi hired bouncers to prevent customers from stealing tomatoes - Claimed By : Instagram user 'naughtyworld'