Two held in Kodagu for killing gaurs in Kushalnagar Range Forest; main suspect absconding
Madikeri: Forest Department officers of Kushalnagar on Saturday arrested two men, Askar and Vinod Kumar, accused of shooting dead two gaurs after gaining entry into reserve forest area illegally.
Askar (26) is a resident of Kudugadde in Guhya village and Vinod Kumar (34) is a resident of High School Paisari of Siddapur.
The main accused in the case, Suri Subrahmanya of Kudugadde in Guhya, who is suspected to have shot the gaurs, is absconding, the forest officers have said.
The officers said that probe into the case revealed that the miscreants had entered Avaregunda Reserve Forest, which is situated under Kushalnagar Range Forest, and shot dead two gaurs in the last week of April. Although the residents woke up in the middle of the night on hearing the gunshots, the accused succeeded in escaping in a vehicle, leaving the carcasses of the animals behind.
A case was registered by Range Forest Officer (Kushalnagar) Ratan Kumar and an investigation team was formed to function under guidance of Madikeri Deputy Conservator of Forests Bhaskar, ACF Gopal AA, and Ratan Kumar.
The officers have said that the duo was arrested on Saturday. The vehicle that they had used and is registered in the name of one Pazhil is yet to be found. Search is also on for the absconding accused, Suri Subrahmanya, the officers added.
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Centre spent Rs 76.13 lakh on print media ads for RSS centenary, reveals RTI
New Delhi: The Union Ministry of Culture allegedly spent Rs 76.13 lakh on print advertisements marking the 100-year celebrations of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS), according to a Right to Information (RTI) reply.
The information was sought by RTI activist Ajay Basudev Bose, who filed an application seeking details on expenditure incurred by the ministry for advertisements commemorating the RSS centenary.
Bose shared a picture of the reply from the ministry on his official ‘X’ handle.
“It is informed that an amount of Rs 76,13,129 has been spent on advertisement given in various print media by the Ministry of Culture on the occasion of the completion of 100 years of RSS,” the government’s reply stated.
RTI reply shows Min of Culture Govt of India spent a Whopping Rs 76L,13K,129 on Advertisement in Print Media on occasion of 100 yrs of #RSS
— AJAY Basudev Bose (@AjayBos93388306) April 16, 2026
When Everyone knows RSS is Not Registered & Does not Pay any Tax is it justified to spend Tax Payers Money on such Private event??@RSSorg… pic.twitter.com/dW4IUtdNCg
Bose questioned the expenditure in the post X, “when Everyone knows RSS is Not Registered & Does not Pay any Tax is it justified to spend Tax Payers Money on such Private event??”
Reacting to the development, Karnataka’s IT-BT and Panchayat Raj Minister Priyank Kharge also criticised the spending.
In a post on X, he asked why public money was being used for what he described as a “private ideological project.”
"Modi Sarkar spent Rs 76,13,129 of public money on newspaper advertisements to celebrate 100 years of the RSS. Why is Government spending taxpayers money on an unregistered, non-tax-paying organisation to celebrate their centenary?," he added.
Why is public money being used to serve a private ideological project?
— Priyank Kharge / ಪ್ರಿಯಾಂಕ್ ಖರ್ಗೆ (@PriyankKharge) April 16, 2026
Modi Sarkar spent ₹76,13,129 of public money on newspaper advertisements to celebrate 100 years of the RSS.
Why is Government spending taxpayers money on an unregistered, non-tax-paying organisation to… pic.twitter.com/EoZ6Pim3IM
According to reports, the RSS describes itself as a volunteer-based organisation and has stated that it functions as a body of individuals rather than a registered entity.
Founded by Keshav Baliram Hedgewar in 1925, the organisation is marking its centenary year beginning from Vijaydashami in 2025, with the milestone observed on October 2.
