Shocking Price! Hyderabad Vendor Demands ₹100 for a Banana, Internet Goes Wild

In a recent incident in Hyderabad, a fruit vendor charged a foreign customer ₹100 for a single banana, significantly higher than the local market rate of approximately ₹50 per kilogram . The overcharging was captured in a video that quickly went viral, leading netizens to label the inflated pricing as "Gora Service Tax," a colloquial term referring to the practice of charging higher prices to foreigners. This incident has ignited discussions on social media about the ethics of such pricing strategies, with many criticizing the exploitation of tourists.

 

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