Sri Ram Sene District President Ravikumar Kokitkar suffered accidents after being shot at by unknown assailants utilizing a pistol at Hindalga village close to right here, police mentioned.

The outfit’s chief Pramod Muthalik denounced the incident stating that the Sri Ram Sene’s staff stand for Hindutva and wouldn’t be intimidated by such assaults.

According to police, the incident occurred round 7.30 pm on Saturday when Kokitkar alongside together with his driver Manoj Desurkar and two others have been travelling in his automobile to Hindalga from Belagavi metropolis.

When the automobile slowed down close to the pace breaker, three individuals on a bike got here close to the car and one among them fired at Kokitkar, and sped away, police mentioned, including that it isn’t clear whether or not the assailants have been following them or have been ready on the spot.

The bullet brushed the chin of Kokitkar injuring him, and his driver too sustained accidents because the bullet hit his hand.

Both have been admitted to a non-public hospital for remedy, and are out of hazard, police mentioned.

Senior police officers have visited the spot, and Belagavi Rural police are investigating it.

Sri Ram Sene chief Muthalik mentioned the outfit and its staff, who stand for Hindutva, won’t worry such bullets or weapons.

He urged the police to catch maintain of the assailants and punish them, declaring that CCTV footage can be obtainable because the incident occurred close to Hindalga jail.

Recently, Muthalik had said that he was planning to enter the electoral area in Karnataka to ‘correct’ the BJP which, based on him, has sidelined its Hindutva agenda.

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