Mangaluru, August 31: Parashuram Waghmore, one of the main accused in the Gauri Lankesh murder case was not Sri Rama Sene worker. Instead he was an activist of RSS, said Sri Rama Sene founder Pramod Mutalik.

Speaking to reporters at the Arya Samaj here on Friday, he said that Waghmore was fixed on charges of hoisting Pakistan flag. At that moment, he was RSS worker. The police have arrested six RSS workers including Waghmore. After the arrest, the RSS dumped him from the organization. After Waghmore was fixed in the case, he had arrangement of an advocate to him. The photo with him was taken when he was released from the jail, he said.

‘Handover Kukke Subramanya temple to mutt’

Mutalik said that Kukke Subramanya temple was under Endowment Department and now, the temple should be handed over again to Narasimha Mutt.

The ‘Sarpa Samskara’ being held in the temple was not as per shastras. Only the rituals being held in the mutt were only as per shastras. The mass pooja being held at Kukke Subramanya temple was not as per the rituals, he said.



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Chandigarh (PTI): A low-intensity explosion occurred outside a bar-cum-lounge in the Sector 26 area of Chandigarh early on Tuesday, police said.

The explosion shattered the establishment's glass windows. No casualties were reported, they said.

CCTV camera footage from the area purported to show an unidentified person throwing something towards the bar-cum-lounge and a cloud of smoke then engulfing the place.

The police said they received a call regarding a "loud sound" from the area around 3:30 am. After inspecting the spot, the police team recovered jute rope pieces.

A team from the Central Forensic Science Laboratory collected the samples, the police said and added an investigation was underway.