Srinagar, Jan. 26 -- After saffron, cheaper Iranian apples have sent shock waves across fruit growers in Kashmir.

Fruit growers have shot off a letter to Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal seeking a ban on Iranian apple imports.

Kashmir Valley Fruit Growers Cum Dealers Union (KVFGCDU), an apex body of the horticulturists has said a huge quantity of Iranian apple are illegally reaching New Delhi via Afghanistan.

"Apples from Iran arrive in our country via Afghanistan unauthorizedly. They are illegally auctioned at New Sabzi Mandi, Azadpur -Delhi. The illegal sale of imported apples in New Fruit Market Delhi has had an adverse impact on our produce. Plus the import and sale of proxy fruits in APMC Mandis are not allowed under the provi...