Haveri, July 29 -- A series of thefts targeting agricultural equipment has left farmers in Karnataka's Haveri district worried after pump sets, electric cables and borewell accessories were stolen from at least 22 farms in and around Karjagi village.

According to farmers, unidentified thieves entered farmlands in the Karjagi hobli and decamped with pump sets, power cables and other irrigation equipment, causing losses worth thousands of rupees. The affected farmers include Kariyappa Anni, Nagaraj Motebennur, Revansiddappa Valad, Siddamma, Shankrappa, Bharamappa, Maralingappa, Tirakappa, Basavaraj, Holalappa and Dundappa, among others.

Residents said this is not an isolated incident. Similar thefts of agricultural cables and pump sets ha...