Relatives of some members of the group that is suspected to be detained in Rwanda in East Africa. more-inAnxiety was writ large on the faces of members of the Hakki Pikki tribal community at Sadashivapura village near here on Saturday. They believe 11 of their kin, who had gone to Rwanda in East Africa to sell traditional medicines, are now in police custody and in need of help. Demand for traditional medicineThough most of them are uneducated, the Hakki Pikki tribals possess traditional medicinal knowledge. Many families from the tribal community have visited Southeast Asian nations, Nepal, Bangladesh, and East African nations to sell their products.

Source: The Hindu October 07, 2017 17:15 UTC