Police in Karnataka booked members of the Sri Rama Sene on Tuesday for utilizing firearms with out permission at a five-day camp in Bagalkot district.
A police officer mentioned the camp was held in Todalbagi village between December 25 and 29 final 12 months and that there was gun coaching on its final day. “Sri Rama Sene has mentioned that 186 youths participated within the occasion the place they got coaching in firearms, lathi, and different issues,” the officer mentioned.
The officer mentioned the Sene had not sought any permission from the police. “The probe has revealed that the Sene members used air weapons, which is prohibited,” the officer added.
The complainant within the case is Ningappa Shivappa Hugar, proprietor of the land the place the camp was held. The accused embody Prakash Manohar Patthar, Yamanappa Kori, Anand Jangi Mutt, Raju Khanappanavar, Gangadhar Kulakarni, Mahanthesh Honnappanavar, Bharat Laddi, Eeranna Poojar, Somu Gudi, Hulagappa Valmiki, Sadashiva Mali and Anila Kirikiri.
They’ve been booked below Part 329 (3) (felony trespass) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, Sections 30 (contravention of licence or rule of the Indian Arms Act), 2(1) (use of prohibited arms) and a couple of (10) (acquisition of arms and weapons) of the Indian Arms Act.
When movies of the coaching went viral, the police have been criticised for not initiating motion towards the Sene.
The All-India Attorneys’ Affiliation for Justice despatched a letter to DGP Alok Mohan on Tuesday looking for motion. “The police division has not taken any motion towards the organisers of this incident up to now, and it has been reported within the media that the Bagalkot SP has said {that a} probe is underway. This assertion by the SP is unacceptable. The police division ought to have registered a suo motu case towards those that gave weapons coaching, however no case has been registered,” the letter learn.
Sri Rama Sene chief Pramod Muthalik has mentioned that his outfit organises such occasions yearly. “We used air weapons to coach the youth. Often, we choose youth who’re between 20 and 35 years. After the movies went viral, police requested us to provide the weapons that have been used, and we have now given them. We are attempting to instil nationalism, to coach them for opposed conditions,” he mentioned.
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