Out of 121 people of the Hakki Pikki community from H D Kote and Hunsur taluks of Mysuru district, who were stranded in war-hit Sudan, 67 people who were rescued under Operation Kaveri, have returned to their respective hamlets.
Among the 56 people from Pakshirajapura 1, 2 and Shankarapura hamlets of Hunsur taluk, 29 have returned so far. Twenty-four people have reached Delhi and they are expected to reach their respective hamlets on Wednesday. Three of them are still in Sudan, according to Hunsur Tahsildar Lt Col S U Ashok.
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Among 65 people from Tiger Block of HD Kote taluk, 38 have returned so far. Seven people who arrived on a ship are quarantined at Kochi. The remaining 20 people have reportedly been relocated from Khartoum to Jeddah. They are expected to be brought back soon, said HD Kote Tahsildar P S Mahesh.
According to Col Ashok, these people had been to Sudan over six months ago, to sell herbal products. They were stranded in the war-hit Al-Baser of the Khartoum district of Sudan in Africa.