A Dutch couple visiting India's Bihar state, were charged an astronomical 10,000 rupees ($204) for four samosas, the spicy potato-stuffed snack. They paid the sum to a hawker at the famous cattle fair in Sonepur after a "heated argument". The price worked out at $51 per samosa. They normally cost about two rupees 50 paise, about five US cents. The tourists then sought help from police who forced the salesman to return 9,990 rupees ($203.87). The Sonepur cattle fair runs for a month every year from the middle of November and is attended by a large number of foreign tourists.
A Dutch couple visiting India's Bihar state, were charged an astronomical 10,000 rupees ($204) for four samosas, the spicy potato-stuffed snack.
They paid the sum to a hawker at the famous cattle fair in Sonepur after a "heated argument".
The price worked out at $51 per samosa. They normally cost about two rupees 50 paise, about five US cents.
The tourists then sought help from police who forced the salesman to return 9,990 rupees ($203.87).
The Sonepur cattle fair runs for a month every year from the middle of November and is attended by a large number of foreign tourists.
