<p>Karnataka police have registered a case against 12 Sri Ram Sene (SRS) activists for allegedly organising rifle training in Todalabagi village. During the last week of December 2024, The SRS organised a week-long ‘personality development programme of which the rifle training was a component. </p>
<p>According to police, the rifle training was conducted on the final day of the event in a farmer’s field. The farmer, unaware of the rifle training component, had permitted the use of his land for the programme. Around 196 youth reportedly participated in the training.</p>
<p>The incident came to light after a Bengaluru-based NGO, All India Association for Justice, filed a complaint with the police. The NGO claimed they came to know about the activity after a video of the training surfaced on social media. Further, the NGO also submitted a memorandum to Karnataka Director General of Police Alok Mohan demanding action.</p>
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<p dir=”ltr” lang=”en”>Why is the Congress govt silent while the Hindutva extremist group Sri Ram Sene openly conducts training with air guns and lathis in <a href=”https://twitter.com/hashtag/Jamkhandi?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw”>#Jamkhandi</a>, Bagalkot? Meanwhile, those showing solidarity with Palestine are being booked. This blatant double standard raises serious questions. <a href=”https://t.co/rdJS43meIc”>pic.twitter.com/rdJS43meIc</a></p>
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<p>”A case has been registered and investigation is on,” Amarnath Reddy, Superintendent of Police, told reporters in Bagalkot, as per a report on PTI. Further details regarding the individuals involved and the nature of the training are yet to be revealed.</p>
<p>However, SRS founder Pramod Mutalik clarified that the used items were air guns and not real weapons during training programmes, as per a report on The Hindu. He stated that these annual personality development initiatives include rifle training for interested youth aged 20 to 30 years.</p>
<p>Mutalik emphasised that the training aims to instill values of nationalism and patriotism among participants.</p>
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