Hindutva leader Harshita Thakur, 6 others booked for provocative gesture against dargah in Belagavi

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Hindutva activistic  Harshita Thakur, who was invited for the Akhand Hindu Samavesha successful  Machche connected  January 18, 2026. 

Hindutva activistic Harshita Thakur, who was invited for the Akhand Hindu Samavesha successful Machche connected January 18, 2026.  | Photo Credit: Special arrangement

Belagavi territory constabulary registered a lawsuit against 7 leaders of Hindutva organisations, including Harshita Thakur of Maharashtra, successful narration to making gestures of shooting an arrow towards a dargah successful Machche colony of Belagavi district.

Ms. Thakur was invited by a section Hindutva organisation to talk astatine the Akhand Hindu Samavesha successful Machche connected Sunday (January 18, 2026). Before the event, the organisers took retired a procession crossed the village, wherever Ms. Thakur was taken successful an unfastened vehicle.

Hindutva activistic booked for motion against dargah

A video clip of Harshita Thakur, a Hindutva activistic from Maharashtra, performing the enactment of shooting arrows astatine the Syed Ansari dargah successful Belagavi connected January 18, 2025. | Special arrangement | Video Credit: The Hindu

When the conveyance was moving successful beforehand of the Syed Ansari dargah, Ms. Thakur turned towards the operation and made repeated gestures of shooting arrows towards the spiritual place. Her supporters and a fewer members of the assemblage started cheering and clapping.

Her actions allegedly wounded spiritual sentiments. She besides made immoderate provocative statements successful her code later.

Based connected a ailment by Abdul Khader Mujawar, a lawsuit has been registered against Ms. Thakur and six others, including the organisers. They are Supreet Simpi Srikanth Kambale, Bettappa Tarihal, Shivaji Shahapurkar, Gangaram Tarihal, and Kallappa.

Published - January 19, 2026 04:47 p.m. IST

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