He makes things difficult for people in the hills (9)

I believe the answer is:

tormentor

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(Other definitions for tormentor that I've seen before include "cause of suffering" , "Bully" , "One harrying" , "One causes pain" , "One harassing" .)

I've seen this clue in The Hindu.

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