An unusual price rise in the onions made Onions as the robbing money. Gold is no more lucrative.
Three men stopped a truck laden with onions on the main road from Jaipur to New Delhi and fled away only to be caught by the police later.

http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2013/08/21/thanks-shallot-indian-police-foil-onion-heist/

I will still prefer gold to onions because I do not know how to drive a truck with confidence. Gold is safe to flee with on a mobike itself. In our area many are earning big in this business.

Every one will prefer gold to loot. Onion loot is more a joke. Possibly one may loot anything when there is opportunity. The onion truck was available to loot.

A day will come any food stuff as small as bitter gourd may go with heavy escort of armed guards. We did not dream that one day a simple veg like onion will be looted.

Then security will be highly disproportionate to cost. So people may risk the theft rather than security expenses. Perhaps insurance companies may seek opportunity in insuring onions and tomato . :ohmy: :ohmy:

You have exactly envisaged the future. Here in AP cartoonists already released cartoons with the captions, "Onion Loans from the Nationalized banks" and "Just one time Premium to save your onions" mirroring your views.

Cartoonists, poets and other artists see more than normal can even dream. There is a proverb- Jahan na jaye ravi vahan jaye kavi (A poet reaches even where Sun does not)