As millions of Indians celebrated Diwali on Sunday, a sweet shop owner in Haryana’s Fatehabad suffered losses worth Rs 2 lakh, thanks to a sudden honeybee attack.
Attracted by the smell, a huge swarm of bees descended on the sweets on display at the stall outside the shop and started feeding on the syrup. The sudden incident caused a commotion at the shop, with customers not coming near it to save themselves. A video of the incident shows scores of bees sitting on the sweets and feeding on them. They were seen flocking on each tray and flying around. The pink, brown, and white-coloured sweets can barely be seen in the videos, as the bees sit on them.
Because it happened just before Diwali, the incident has distressed the owner and the employees, especially. The shopkeeper, who did not reveal his name, said that the incident caused losses worth approximately Rs 2 lakh, as no customers visited his shop.
