Ramanna was presented before the Gadag DC, ZP CEO, SP and deputy director of the social welfare department on Saturday
Gadag : The district administration has reunited 55-year-old Ramanna Ajjappa Gangannavar of Kallaganur village in Shirahatti taluk with his family after bringing him back from Mandi district in Himachal Pradesh. After Shirahatti police received information that Ramanna was in Mandi district, a police sub-inspector visited Hole-Itagi village on Sept 16 and conducted an inquiry. The team left Bengaluru on Sept 30 and reached Chandigarh, where it met sub-divisional magistrate Samarthika Negi. On Oct 3, Ramanna was presented before the Gadag DC, ZP CEO, SP and deputy director of the social welfare department.
Stay updated with the latest Hubballi news. He had been away from his family for nearly two years. It was learnt that Ramanna was originally from Ichangi village in Haveri district and had been residing in Kallaganur before going missing about two-and-a-half years ago. No case had been registered over his disappearance. Following this, the deputy commissioner contacted the secretary to the govt, department of social welfare, Bengaluru, and obtained permission to bring Ramanna back from Himachal Pradesh. As per govt directions, a team comprising personnel from the Relief Centre for Destitute Persons, Dharwad, police and social welfare department was constituted. Led by Chandrappa B Gokak, assistant secretary of the Central Relief Committee, Bengaluru, the team undertook the operation to bring Ramanna home. With her cooperation, the team took Ramanna into its custody and subsequently brought him safely to Bengaluru. After the necessary health examination, he was sent to his native place along with his wife Renuka Gangannavar and relatives Parashuram Pujari of Hole-Itagi and Basavaraddi Venkatreddi Radder of Saslawad. Download the TOI App.