Belagavi district police registered a case against seven leaders of Hindutva organisations, including Harshita Thakur of Maharashtra, in relation to making gestures of shooting an arrow towards a dargah in Machche village of Belagavi district.
Ms. Thakur was invited by a local Hindutva organisation to speak at the Akhand Hindu Samavesha in Machche on Sunday (January 18, 2026). Before the event, the organisers took out a procession across the village, where Ms. Thakur was taken in an open vehicle.
Hindutva activist booked for gesture against dargah
A video clip of Harshita Thakur, a Hindutva activist from Maharashtra, performing the action of shooting arrows at the Syed Ansari dargah in Belagavi on January 18, 2025. | Special arrangement | Video Credit: The Hindu
Belagavi district police registered a case against seven leaders of Hindutva organisations, including Harshita Thakur of Maharashtra, in relation to making gestures of shooting an arrow towards a dargah in Machche village of Belagavi district.
Ms. Thakur was invited by a local Hindutva organisation to speak at the Akhand Hindu Samavesha in Machche on Sunday (January 18, 2026). Before the event, the organisers took out a procession across the village, where Ms. Thakur was taken in an open vehicle.
Hindutva activist booked for gesture against dargah
A video clip of Harshita Thakur, a Hindutva activist from Maharashtra, performing the action of shooting arrows at the Syed Ansari dargah in Belagavi on January 18, 2025. | Special arrangement | Video Credit: The Hindu
When the vehicle was moving in front of the Syed Ansari dargah, Ms. Thakur turned towards the structure and made repeated gestures of shooting arrows towards the religious place. Her supporters and a few members of the crowd started cheering and clapping.
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