As many as five tribal people, belonging to the Hakki-Pikki community of Angadihalli in Belur taluk of Hassan, have been stranded in Bahrain after the air strikes in the city following the conflict in the Middle East.
Panju, Jamuna, Ratheesh, Veerendra, Pouran, and another person from the village had been to Bahrain recently. In a video message sent to her relatives, Ms. Jamuna said that she and her family members had been to Bahrain to sell hair oil and other plant extracts.
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There was an airstrike close to the place that they were living in. A person, a native of Mangaluru, helped them stay at a safe place temporarily. The lady, in the video message, appealed to the Indian government to come to their rescue.
Many Hakki Pikki people, including those settled in Angadihalli, travel to Middle Eastern and African countries to sell plant extracts. Recently, a few people from Shivamogga and Davangere districts had been to Ghana, and they were stuck there after the local authorities restricted them from selling their products.
Five from Arasikere
As many as five people, natives of Arasikere in Hassan district, have been stuck in Dubai following the conflict in the Middle East.
Jayadev and his four friends had been to Dubai to attend an award presentation ceremony conducted by a media house. They were supposed to return by Sunday. However, following the missile attacks, the local administration has instructed them not to come out of the hotels, according to a video message they sent to their relatives in Hassan. The members of the team stated that they were safe and confident of returning once the situation returned to normalcy and the flight operations resumed.
