Hakki-Pikki people from Karnataka detained in Ivory Coast
Nine members of the Hakki-Pikki tribal community from Karnataka have been detained in Ivory Coast for selling plant extracts without proper permits. Community leaders are urging the Indian government to intervene to secure their release.
Why it matters
This highlights the recurring legal challenges faced by nomadic tribal groups working abroad and the role of consular services in protecting citizens.
A group of Hakki Pikki people, a tribal nomadic community, from Karnataka are said to have been stranded in Ivory Coast, a West African country, after the local administration detained them for selling plant extracts without proper clearances in that country.
The friends and relatives are engaged in contacting the authorities in India to ensure early release of the nine people, that include three women. Among them include families from Shivamogga and Hunsuru in Mysuru district. They have been languishing in the jail of that country, for last four days, according to R. Punith Kumar, State president of Hakki-Pikki Budakattu Sanghatane, a forum of the tribal community.
He has urged the Union government and the Ministry of External Affairs to take necessary measures for the release of Girish, Lakshmi, Simbran of Sadashivapura of Shivamogga, Prathap of Bamankatta, Pappa of Bengaluru, Prabhudevan of Pakshirajapura, Shanthi and Shahajan stuck in that country.
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