Daijiworld Media Network – Bantwal (MS)

Bantwal, Apr 12: A farmer called the Vittal police to his farm to drive away the monkeys, as the cops had not returned his licensed gun, despite court instructions to keep it in safe custody of the police due to the Lok Sabha elections.

Nishant Narayana, an agriculturist living in Alike village, is the farmer who called the police and compelled them to return his gun.

Agriculturists in rural areas usually keep a licensed gun to scare away wild boars and monkeys. However, whenever elections approach, the guns are collected by the police department as per the district administration’s orders. This time, some farmers were granted an exemption due to the issue of wild boar and monkey menace.

Nishant had written a letter to the deputy commissioner explaining the necessity of the gun. As the DC did not heed his appeal, Nishant deposited his gun at the Vittal police station, as the police had repeatedly asked him to do over the phone.

Nishant filed a petition to the HC on April 1 for the police to return his gun, along with Manimoole Govinda Bhat and lawyer Subramanya Bhat. The application was reviewed, and a promise was made to return the gun. However, in reality, the Vittal police did not return the gun to Nishant.

Agriculturist Nishant called the 112 helpline number and asked the police to come to his farm as soon as possible, as a group of monkeys was creating havoc. Accordingly, 112 personnel reported to Billampadavu and resolved the matter. However, the police realized that if they did not return the gun to Nishant, they would have to come to his farm every time the monkeys arrived. Hence, they returned his gun.

The audio of the discussion held by Nishant with the 112 police in Billampadavu has gone viral on social media.