Screengrab of the incident.
Belagavi: The Belagavi Rural police have registered a case against seven people including Maharashtra-based Hindutva leader Harshita Thakur after she was seen making a gesture of pointing an arrow towards a dargah at Peeranawadi on the city outskirts.
The incident happened as the procession of Akhand Hindu Samavesha was proceeding towards Mache in Belagavi taluk on the Belagavi-Khanapur road on Sunday (January 18) evening.
When the procession was crossing Peeranwadi, Harshita made repeated gestures of shooting an arrow towards a dargah while standing atop a vehicle with her supporters seen clapping.
Video of the incident went gone viral as police rushed to the spot and brought the situation under control.
Abdulkhader Abdulrehman Mujawar, a resident of Ansari Galli, Peeranwadi filed complaint with the police.
The complainant stated that the provocative speeches during the rally and the arrow-pointing gesture had the potential to incite communal unrest.
Cases were filed against Harshita, Supreet Shimpi, Srikant Kamble, Shivaji Shahapurkar, Mallappa residents of Peeranwadi, Bittappa Tarihal and Gangaram Tarihal residents of Hunchanatti.