Following the deposition of licenced firearms by the farmers in adherence to the moral code of conduct for the upcoming Lok Sabha Elections, the Dakshin Kannada district farmers have now turned to cops for the protection of their crops from monkeys and wild animals. As per the report of Times of India, around 13,000 farmers in the district have licenced guns. They acquire these guns to protect their crops from wild elephants, boars, monkeys and other animals. Several farmers have now filed a writ petition to the High Court to seek exemption from the firearms deposition rule. Meanwhile, they have been using the emergency number to call the police in case their crops are attacked.
On April 9, a Vittal region farmer Nishanth Narayana Billampadavu called the cops to drive away the monkeys who have been destroying his crops. According to media reports, he called the emergency number 112 and complained to the cops about the monkey attack. By the time cops arrived at the location, the monkeys had damaged the crops. During the call, the farmer mentioned that he reached out to the police as per the deputy commissioner’s instructions.
As per media reports, Nishanth has already moved the High Court to exempt firearms from deposition. The High Court heard the petition and granted an exemption to deposit. However, the cops did not hand over the firearms to Nishanth, contradicting the court’s orders. Finally, on the next day, the police handed over firearms to Nishanth as per the order of the High Court.
Pro-farmer groups Raitha Sangha and Hasiru Sene have already initiated a campaign seeking the deployment of cops for the protection of their crops. On April 10, Sangha president Sridhar Shetty Bailuguttu urged farmers who have deposited firearms to contact 112 and file a complaint if wild animals created any nuisance in their crop fields. A wild boar recently attacked Rathnakar Suvarna, a farmer in the Savanoor region due to the absence of firearms.
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