Sri Ram Sene leader injured in firing in Karnataka's Belagavi
Belagavi (K'taka) (PTI): Sri Ram Sene District President Ravikumar Kokitkar suffered injuries after being shot at by unknown assailants using a pistol at Hindalga village near here, police said.
The outfit's chief Pramod Muthalik denounced the incident stating that the Sri Ram Sene's workers stand for Hindutva and would not be intimidated by such attacks.
According to police, the incident happened around 7.30 pm on Saturday when Kokitkar along with his driver Manoj Desurkar and two others were travelling in his car to Hindalga from Belagavi city.
When the car slowed down near the speed breaker, three persons on a motorbike came near the vehicle and one of them fired at Kokitkar, and sped away, police said, adding that it is not clear whether the assailants were following them or were waiting at the spot.
The bullet brushed the chin of Kokitkar injuring him, and his driver too sustained injuries as the bullet hit his hand.
Both have been admitted to a private hospital for treatment, and are out of danger, police said.
Senior police officials have visited the spot, and Belagavi Rural police are investigating it.
Sri Ram Sene chief Muthalik said the outfit and its workers, who stand for Hindutva, will not fear such bullets or weapons.
He urged the police to catch hold of the assailants and punish them, pointing out that CCTV footage will be available as the incident occurred near Hindalga prison.
Recently, Muthalik had stated that he was planning to enter the electoral arena in Karnataka to 'correct' the BJP which, according to him, has sidelined its Hindutva agenda.
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Theatre stampede case: Actor Allu Arjun appears before court virtually, files regular bail petition
Hyderabad (PTI): Top Telugu actor Allu Arjun, an accused in the case booked over the death of a woman in a stampede here during the premiere of his latest film 'Pushpa-2', appeared through a video conference before a local court on Friday.
Allu Arjun, who was named as accused no 11, also filed a regular bail petition in the court which may come up for hearing on December 30.
The actor, who was arrested on December 13 in connection with the incident, was produced before the Nampally court, which remanded him to a 14-day judicial custody which ended today. He was to present himself before the court as part of further proceedings and he appeared through video conference.
Shortly after Allu Arjun was shifted to jail, the Telangana High Court granted him interim bail for four weeks (from December 13) and he was released from the jail on December 14.
A 35-year-old woman died and her eight-year-old son was injured on December 4 during a stampede-like situation at the Sandhya Theatre in Hyderabad when fans jostled to have a glimpse of the actor at the premiere of 'Pushpa 2' movie.
Following the incident, the city police registered a case against Allu Arjun, his security team, and the theatre management under different sections of Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) at the Chikkadpally police station based on the complaint lodged by the deceased woman's family.
