Farmers take sugarcane-laden lorry into premises of Belagavi Suvarna Vidhana Soudha
Belagavi, November 18: The sugarcane farmers protest demanding support price for the produce and clearance of dues took ugly turn on Sunday as the farmers entered the premises of the Suvarna Vidhana Soudha with sugarcane ladden lorries, shouting slogans against the state government.
But the police stopped the agitating farmers near the Suvarna Vidhana Soudha premises and shifted them to other place.
As Chief Minister HD Kumaraswamy assured the farmers that he would visit Belagavi to solve the problem, the farmers have suspended their protest. But as the CM asked them to come to Bengaluru, the farmers irked over his attitude and took the lorries into the premises of the Soudha, threw sugarcane and expressed their anger.
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Bengaluru family attempts to send man in 'parcel' to protest high bus fares ahead of Ugadi, Ramzan
Bengaluru, Mar 18 (PTI): A family allegedly attempted to send an elderly man in a "parcel" through a courier service in protest against high bus fares ahead of Ugadi and Eid-ul-Fitr, police said on Wednesday.
The incident occurred in the Vyalikaval area of central Bengaluru on Tuesday evening, they said.
According to police, the family approached a private courier centre claiming they wanted to parcel the man as a symbolic message to the public over rising fares in both private and government buses.
Startled by the request, the courier staff alerted the police.
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During the inquiry, the elderly man's daughter said the act was staged as a protest and to create a social media reel. As part of the stunt, the family had placed the elderly man inside a gunny sack, a senior police officer said.
Police said the situation turned serious when the man experienced breathing difficulties inside the sack. Subsequently, the family apologised to the police and the public for their actions.
The officials warned that the act could have endangered the man's life and attracted serious legal consequences.
"No legal action was taken against them. However, the family was let off with a warning after issuing a video apology and were strictly cautioned against such dangerous stunts in the future, the officer added.
