Thieves strike jackpot! G20 planters vanish, leave mud in their wake

On Tuesday afternoon, at the busy Bhairon Marg, a group of women and children could be seen overturning some white plastic pots, dumping the mud on the grass and leaving casually with the stolen goods. In the run-up to the summit last month, the Public Works Department (PWD) had placed about 1.6 lakh flowering and lush green potted plants to fill the gaps on central verges and roadsides.