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<br /> <span class="byd"> Patna </span>
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<p class="first"><b>A Dutch couple visiting India's Bihar state, were charged an astronomical 10,000 rupees ($204; £134) for four samosas, the potato-stuffed snack.</b>
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<p>They paid the sum to a hawker at the famous cattle fair in Sonepur after a "heated argument".
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<p>The price worked out at $51 (£33.50) per samosa. They usually cost about two rupees 50 paise or five US cents (3p).
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<p>The tourists then sought help from police who forced the salesman to return 9,990 rupees ($203.87; £134.91). <!-- E SF -->
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<p>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.
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<p>The Dutch couple were roaming around the fair when they got hungry and ordered the four samosas from the hawker, police said.
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<p>After eating, they went to pay the bill.
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<p>The young hawker insisted in broken English that the samosas were specially made of Indian herbs and had aphrodisiac qualities, local official Paritosh Kumar Das told the BBC.
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<p>"After a heated argument and threats by the hawker, the tourists paid up 10,000 rupees," he said.
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<p>However, not convinced that the high price of the snack was justified, the couple approached the police.
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<p>"The police threatened the hawker after which he returned 9,990 rupees to the Dutch couple," Mr Das said.
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<p>A police complaint has been filed against the shopkeeper who has since gone into hiding.
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<p>The cattle fair, an annual feature in Bihar, began two days ago and will go on for another month.
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<p>Organisers say this year, bottled camel urine and milk are much in demand for "their medicinal properties".
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<p>A camel owner Rukasat Rathor said a bottle of camel urine was being sold for 100 rupees ($2; £1.34) per litre while camel milk was selling at 200 rupees ($4; £2.68) a litre.
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<p>"Camel milk is healthy for those suffering from diabetes and children while the animal's urine helps to cure all water-borne diseases," Mr Rathor said.
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<p>Another popular item at the fair is elephant dung which the local people burn to use as a mosquito repellent.
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<h1> Tourists in India in samosa shock
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<div class="mvb"> <span class="byl"> By Amarnath Tewary </span>
<br /> <span class="byd"> Patna </span>
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<img src="http://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/media/images/45212000/jpg/_45212956_samosa_226.jpg" alt="Samosas (Photos: Prashant Ravi)" border="0" height="170" hspace="0" vspace="0" width="226" />
<div class="cap">Samosa is a popular Indian snack (Photo: Prashant Ravi)
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<p class="first"><b>A Dutch couple visiting India's Bihar state, were charged an astronomical 10,000 rupees ($204; £134) for four samosas, the potato-stuffed snack.</b>
</p>
<p>They paid the sum to a hawker at the famous cattle fair in Sonepur after a "heated argument".
</p>
<p>The price worked out at $51 (£33.50) per samosa. They usually cost about two rupees 50 paise or five US cents (3p).
</p>
<p>The tourists then sought help from police who forced the salesman to return 9,990 rupees ($203.87; £134.91). <!-- E SF -->
</p>
<p>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.
</p>
<p><b>'Special'</b>
</p>
<p>The Dutch couple were roaming around the fair when they got hungry and ordered the four samosas from the hawker, police said.
</p>
<p>After eating, they went to pay the bill.
</p>
<p>The young hawker insisted in broken English that the samosas were specially made of Indian herbs and had aphrodisiac qualities, local official Paritosh Kumar Das told the BBC.
</p>
<p>"After a heated argument and threats by the hawker, the tourists paid up 10,000 rupees," he said.
</p>
<p>However, not convinced that the high price of the snack was justified, the couple approached the police.
</p>
<p>"The police threatened the hawker after which he returned 9,990 rupees to the Dutch couple," Mr Das said.
</p>
<p>A police complaint has been filed against the shopkeeper who has since gone into hiding.
</p>
<p>The cattle fair, an annual feature in Bihar, began two days ago and will go on for another month.
</p>
<p>Organisers say this year, bottled camel urine and milk are much in demand for "their medicinal properties".
</p>
<p>A camel owner Rukasat Rathor said a bottle of camel urine was being sold for 100 rupees ($2; £1.34) per litre while camel milk was selling at 200 rupees ($4; £2.68) a litre.
</p>
<p>"Camel milk is healthy for those suffering from diabetes and children while the animal's urine helps to cure all water-borne diseases," Mr Rathor said.
</p>
<p>Another popular item at the fair is elephant dung which the local people burn to use as a mosquito repellent.
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