Farmers stage protest, organize bandh in Sindhanur demanding purchase of corn
Sindhanur: The Sindhanur taluk bandh call given by various organizations in support of farmers demanding the purchase of corn received excellent response on Monday, with several businessmen keeping their shops closed.
Members of CPIML (Liberation), Jamaat-e-Islami Hind Sindhanur taluk unit, pro-farmer and pro-Kannada organizations, business associations, taluk lawyers’ association and contractors’ associations were among the organizations that participated in the bandh on Monday, as thousands of protesters took out a rally shouting slogans against the state government.
The leaders of the associations said that the state government had not responded to the farmers’ request to open the purchase of corn. They alleged that the urgent measures were being taken to alleviate the situation when the farmers intensified their struggle, which shows that the government was not concerned about farmers.
A similar protest had been staged by farmers last week, parking their truck outside the tahsildar’s office last week. The Lingasugur Assistant Commissioner Basavannappa Kalashetty and tahsildar in-charge Shruti had requested the farmers for four days’ time to respond to the demands, after which, the farmers withdrew their protest. As the government did not take any decision in the matter so far, the farmers expressed their anger with a protest rally on the streets of Sindhanur.
The government has not released the support price to the farmers who registered their names last December, the protesters pointed out, stressing that the officials are at fault for such shortcomings and not the farmers.
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3 Indians arrested in Canada for shooting outside home
Ottawa (PTI): Three Indian nationals have been arrested by Canadian police on an anti-extortion patrol and charged after bullets were fired at a home.
Harjot Singh (21), Taranveer Singh (19) and Dayajeet Singh Billing (21) face one count each of discharging a firearm, and all have been remanded in custody until Thursday, the Surrey Police Service (SPS) said in a statement on Monday.
The suspects were arrested by patrol officers after an early morning report of shots fired and a small fire outside a home in Surrey's Crescent Beach neighbourhood, the LakelandToday reported.
On February 1, 2026, the SPS members were patrolling in Surrey’s Crescent Beach neighbourhood when reports came in of shots being fired and a small fire outside a residence near Crescent Road and 132 Street.
The three accused were arrested by SPS officers a short time later, the statement said.
SPS’s Major Crime Section took over the investigation, and the three men have now been charged with Criminal Code offences, it said.
All three have been charged with one count each of discharging a firearm into a place contrary to section 244.2(1)(a) of the Criminal Code.
The investigation is ongoing, and additional charges may be forthcoming. All three have been remanded in custody until February 5, 2026.
The SPS has confirmed they are all foreign nationals and has engaged the Canada Border Services Agency, it said.
One of the suspects suffered injuries, including two black eyes, the media report said.
Surrey police Staff Sgt. Lindsey Houghton said on Monday that the suspect had refused to comply with instructions to get out of the ride-share vehicle and started to "actively resist."
"As we were trained, he was taken to the ground and safely handcuffed," said Houghton.
A second suspect with a black eye was also injured in the arrest after refusing to comply, Houghton said.
The arresting officers were part of Project Assurance, an initiative that patrols neighbourhoods that have been targeted by extortion violence.
Houghton said the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) is also involved because the men are foreign nationals, and the trio may face additional charges.
It's not clear if the men are in the country on tourist visas, a study permit, or a work permit, but Houghton said CBSA has started its own investigation into the men's status.
Surrey has seen a number of shootings at homes and businesses over the last several months, but there's been an escalation since the new year.
