Karnataka: Fishermen try to jump into sea to oppose razing of homes for port construction

Hundreds of fishermen tried to jump into the sea to protest the construction of a port in Karnataka’s Uttara Kannada district. The incident took place after the port company moved to demolish the fishermen’s houses.

Hundreds of fishermen jumped into the sea in Karnataka’s Uttara Kannada district to oppose a private port’s construction and save their houses from being demolished by the private port company. The incident took place on Saturday after the port company deployed workers with JCB machines (earth movers) to oust the fishermen and raze their houses on the land it has acquired for port construction.