Daijiworld Media Network - Karkala (SP)

Karkala, Jan 24: Several cases have been registered in Hebri and Hiriadka police stations, alleging that Omega 3-6 company from Nanjangud has cheated farmers living in and around Hebri and Perdoor to the extent of about Rs 19 lac.

Enticed by the advertisements released by the said company, people had visited the office of the company at Nanjangud. The company officials told them that they would supply hens to the farmers. Every hen lays eggs for about 18 months. These eggs would be purchased by the company. After 18 months, the hens would be replaced, the company official had said. They also had said that they will pay Rs 1,000 per hen, Rs 25,000 to acquire cage needed to keep the hens and guarantee to replace hens for ten years.

Lured by this offer, many farmers had made investments but they are repenting, it is learnt.

People like Subhash Poojary from Perdoor Aangaru, Sudhakar Naik from Hebri Chara Handikallu, Sudeep Naik from Kajke Onikallu, and Prashanth from Chapalijeddu reportedly lost about Rs 18.78 lac in the name of running this business.

The farmers had been regularly putting pressure on the company to make payment to them. Already thousands of people from other districts who were cheated by the company had complained in Nanjangud police station. When the farmers from here went again on December 13, they saw that the office of the company was locked, its officials had run away. Before leaving, they also reportedly threatened those who lost their money that they will not be spared if they chase the company for the money due to them.

In the cases filed in police stations, owners of the company L S Pramod, Sampath Sherley, Pramod, Bensin, Arun Ramachandran, Vishukumar and Sunil Robin have been named as the offenders.