The menace posed by burglars posing as mango vendors has been eradicated in recent years. Previously, individuals disguised as mango sellers, particularly from northern India, notably Jharkhand, wreaked havoc in urban and suburban areas by orchestrating a series of thefts in jewellery stores.

They employed tactics such as constructing underground tunnels or digging through walls after acquiring adjacent rental units. In response to the increasing incidents, the police devised a systematic approach to register these seasonal fruit vendors, ensuring thorough verification before leasing any shops. Additionally, stringent scrutiny is now applied to new fruit vendors before any rental agreements are finalised.