"Suicide only option left" says family of farmer facing social boycott from villagers in Karnataka
Mysuru: A family of farmers, who are facing a social boycott from their village from a month and a half ago, have said they are left with suicide as their only option, as all their calls for help from officials have gone unheard.
Mahadevappa and Shailaja of Shiramalli village in Nanjanagud Taluk of the District addressed a press meet at Patrakartara Bhavan in the city on Monday.
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Their son Naveen, said that they had constructed a toilet in their house four years ago, under the Swacch Bharat Abhiyan. “The road in front of our house is now being concreted. The farmer leaders in our village have ordered the demolition of the toilet saying they need land for construction of drains by the road. Since we refused to clear our land, we were excommunicated from the village,” he complained.
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“This is mental torture since nobody can have any contact with us or vice versa. We have complained to the Hulahalli police, Nanjangud Tahsildar, Superintendent of Police, Deputy Commissioner and Assistant Commissioner about our difficult situation. None of the officials have delivered justice to us” Naveen said adding, “What option are we left with but to kill ourselves?”
He further added that as farmers, they were dependent on agriculture. “We have nobody to help us in harvesting our crop and we have lost crop worth Rs. three lakh so far”.
Shailaja urged the authorities to consider their condition for the last 45 days and give them justice in the matter.
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Two held at Bengaluru airport with hydroponic ganja worth Rs 5.79 cr
Bengaluru (PTI): Two people were arrested at the Kempegowda International Airport here for attempting to smuggle hydroponic ganja valued at Rs 5.79 crore, upon their arrival from Bangkok on Wednesday, officials said
They seized 16.54 kg of hydroponic ganja, which was concealed in the checked-in baggage, the Bengaluru Customs said in a post on 'X'.
Both the accused were arrested under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act, it said.
Meanwhile, the Customs officials at the Bengaluru Airport also disposed of 287.5 kg of Ganja (Hydroponic Weed) and 1.17 kg of Cocaine seized under the NDPS Act, 1985, in accordance with CBIC (Central Board of Indirect Taxes & Customs) Disposal Manual on March 17, it said in another post.
