Sugarcane farmers continue struggle for MSP; block roads in rural Bagalkot
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Bagalkot: Farmers from Mudhol taluk, demanding higher minimum support price (MSP) for sugarcane, intensified their protest and blocked various prominent roads starting Wednesday morning.
The farmers have demanded Rs 3,500 per tonne of sugarcane while the state government offered Rs 3,300 a tonne, without taking into account the factory owners’ Fair and Remunerative Price (FRP). As the farmers were not in unison on whether to accept the offer, the meeting chaired by Deputy Commissioner Sangappa had failed.
Following the meeting, the farmers gathered on and blocked prominent rural routes in places like Shirola, Manturu and Yahadalli on Wednesday morning. On the road near Shirola, the farmers stacked up hay and weeds and set fire to the stack as part of the protest.
The Mudhol-Jamakhandi Road and the PM Road in Budni were closed for vehicular movement, while a bandh was organized in Mudhol town, with the protesters shouting out their demand for Rs 3,500 a tonne as MSP.
The farmers have warned that the protest will only be intensified further if the government fails to fulfill their demand. They have also said that they would pressure the sugar factory administration boards to urge the government to raise the MSP for sugarcane.
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Bengaluru: Four arrested for housebreaking, threats, extortion; fake PSI among accused
Bengaluru: Vidyaranyapura police have arrested four persons, including a man posing as a Police Sub-Inspector (PSI), for allegedly breaking into a house, threatening the occupants, and extorting money while wearing police uniforms.
The arrested accused have been identified as Mallikarjuna, Pramod, Vinay, and Hrithik.
Police said the accused had hatched a plan to pose as police personnel, conduct fake raids, and extort money from residents by intimidation.
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According to the police, Mallikarjuna had failed the PSI examination twice and later falsely projected himself as a PSI. He allegedly conducted photo shoots in his hometown, Siraguppa, wearing a police uniform, baton, cap, and shoes, claiming to be serving as a PSI in Bengaluru.
On December 7, the four accused allegedly went to the house of Naveen in the Vidyaranyapura limits, threatened him with a stick and an iron rod, and claimed they had information that he was selling ganja. Under the pretext of searching, they allegedly extorted ₹87,000 through bank transfer, ₹53,000 in cash kept in the house, and ₹2,000 from his wallet.
Following Naveen’s complaint, Vidyaranyapura police registered a case and launched an operation, leading to the arrest of all four accused. Police have seized ₹45,000 in cash and the car used to commit the crime.
Further investigation is underway.
