Group detained for bid to enter fort in Kalaburagi for Shivaratri puja

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A radical  of radical   led by Divya Hagaragi being stopped extracurricular  the Kalaburagi Fort by the constabulary  erstwhile   it gathered determination   for performing Maha Shivaratri puja astatine  the Sri Swayambhu Someshwar Temple connected  Sunday.

A radical of radical led by Divya Hagaragi being stopped extracurricular the Kalaburagi Fort by the constabulary erstwhile it gathered determination for performing Maha Shivaratri puja astatine the Sri Swayambhu Someshwar Temple connected Sunday. | Photo Credit: ARUN KULKARNI

A radical of radical led by Divya Hagaragi, 1 of the main accused successful the Sub-Inspectors’ recruitment irregularities case, was detained by the constabulary connected Sunday aft it made an effort to participate the Kalaburagi Fort without support to execute Maha Shivaratri puja.

According to the police, the radical gathered adjacent the fort saying that it intends to transportation retired peculiar prayers astatine the Sri Swayambhu Someshwar Temple located wrong the fort premises.

However, arsenic the fort is simply a protected monument nether the Archaeology Department, anterior authoritative support is mandatory for conducting immoderate spiritual oregon nationalist enactment wrong its premises.

Assistant Commissioner of Police Shivanagouda Patil informed the gathering that introduction to the fort for performing puja is not imaginable without support from the authorities concerned. He stated that the constabulary are acting successful accordance with ineligible provisions.

Meanwhile, protesters assembled adjacent the fort entrance, raised slogans against the Archaeology Department and demanded that devotees beryllium allowed to connection prayers astatine the temple, particularly successful presumption of the festival.

As the protestation began to intensify, constabulary detained activists arsenic a precautionary measurement to forestall immoderate breach of instrumentality and order.

The detainees were taken successful buses to Farhatabad Police Station connected the outskirts of Kalaburagi. They were aboriginal released.

The constabulary detained Ms. Hagaragi on with Sagar Rathod, Shashikumar Shetty, Prashant Jadhav, Pavan Poojari, Annarao Patil, Bharat Madival, Abhishek Kanasur, Dileep Kanasur, Nagaraj Kannur, Nitin Thakur and Nagaraj Veeranayak, among others. All those detained were released later.

The concern remained nether power and nary untoward incidents person been reported.

Published - February 15, 2026 06:59 p.m. IST

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