<p>The arrested, who belong to Esur village, have been remanded to judicial custody till June 29.<br /><br />This is the second such incident in the taluk; 21 farmers were arrested last week. The farmers have said that they were cultivating the revenue land and were being evicted for political reasons. <br /><br />Dismissing the farmers’ claim, the Forest Department has said that the land was encroached by clearing the trees on it.<br /><br />Memorandum<br /><br />Meanwhile, a delegation from the District Congress Committee, headed by former minister Kagodu Thimmappa, has submitted a memorandum to Deputy Commissioner to stop the eviction of bagair hukum farmers.<br /></p>
<p>The arrested, who belong to Esur village, have been remanded to judicial custody till June 29.<br /><br />This is the second such incident in the taluk; 21 farmers were arrested last week. The farmers have said that they were cultivating the revenue land and were being evicted for political reasons. <br /><br />Dismissing the farmers’ claim, the Forest Department has said that the land was encroached by clearing the trees on it.<br /><br />Memorandum<br /><br />Meanwhile, a delegation from the District Congress Committee, headed by former minister Kagodu Thimmappa, has submitted a memorandum to Deputy Commissioner to stop the eviction of bagair hukum farmers.<br /></p>