Belthangady: Wild elephants menace continues; banana crop in Kalmanja farmer's field destroyed
Belthangady: A farmer in Berke area of Kalmanja village in the taluk, Prashanth Kakatkar, lost all the banana plants in his farm in a case of wild elephants attack on Thursday night.
The wild elephant menace is still rampant in Belthangady taluk, much to the frustration of farmers, which is only increasing as they continue to experience heavy losses.
A couple of days ago too, a herd of wild elephants raided fields in Nerthane as well as Mittabagilu village near Dharmasthala. Both the villages have witnessed repeated attacks by the elephants over their fields. The farmers in the villages between Rekhya and Mittabagilu in the taluk live in constant fear of the ferocious pachyderms as the area borders forests.
While the people of Belthangady have been working constantly at keeping the wild elephants away from their fields, their efforts have not yet yielded suitable results.
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2 detained after comment over wedding procession to Dalit house sparks clash in UP's Shahjahanpur
Shahjahanpur (UP) (PTI): Two persons have been detained after a clash broke out allegedly over remarks targeting a Dalit family's wedding procession in Uttar Pradesh's Shahjahanpur district, police said on Saturday.
The incident occurred in Lai Kheda village under Tilhar police station area, where a wedding procession from Bareilly had arrived at a Dalit household on April 20.
According to SP Saurabh Dixit, when the procession was near the house of Rajpal Yadav, he allegedly made a remark saying "Now, Dalits will also take out wedding processions riding a buggy", leading to an argument. Yadav's side allegedly turned aggressive, escalating the conflict further.
Police said a scuffle ensued between the two sides. Upon receiving information, police personnel reached the spot and ensured that the procession was conducted peacefully after the incident.
An FIR was registered on Friday against Rajpal Yadav, Sumit, Amit, Surendra, Avdhesh Yadav and five unidentified persons based on a complaint. Rajpal Yadav and his son Sumit have been taken into custody and are being questioned, Dixit said.
The case has been registered under provisions of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS), 2023 and the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, police said.
Dixit said preliminary findings suggest that Yadav, too, was hosting a function and processions from both sides had arrived around the same time. A dispute may have initially arisen due to a narrow passage and attempts to move the processions quickly.
Police have registered the case under relevant sections of the BNS and initiated further probe, officials said.
