'Operation Kaveri’ has been launched by India to bring back over 3000 citizens stranded in war-torn Sudan. Sudan has been witnessing deadly fighting between the country's army and a paramilitary group.
The Ministry of External Affairs has stated that two Indian Air Force C-130Js are ready in Jeddah as part of preparations to evacuate Indian nationals from Sudan. INS Sumedha has also reached Port Sudan.
The Hakki Pikki (bird catchers of Karnataka) are caught up in a civil war in Sudan.
The tribe is scattered across the capital Khartoum and the Darfur region of West Sudan.
Their total number in the African country is likely to be around 300, including women and children.
Of those, about 250 are in Khartoum, while 33 are in Darfur.
The Hakki Pikki tribe predominantly lived in the western and southern regions of India, and their settlements are often situated near forested areas.
The Hakki Pikkis (in Kannada Hakki means 'bird' and Pikki means 'catchers') are a semi-nomadic tribe, traditionally of bird catchers and hunters.
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