The district police have registered a case against RSS leader Kundan Chandravat, who had announced a reward of Rs 1 crore for beheading Chief Minister of Kerala, Pinarayi Vijayan.
The action came a day after the RSS had distanced itself from Chandravat by sacking him from the post of Ujjain Mahanagar Sah Prachar Pramukh (joint chief of publicity).
Ujjain District Superintendent of Police Manohar Verma said a case had been registered against Chandravat under IPC Section 505 (1) (B) (whoever makes any statement with intent to cause, or which is likely to cause, fear or alarm to the public, or to any section of the public whereby any person may be induced to commit an offence against the State or against the public tranquillity).
Madhav Nagar Police Station Inspector Mahendra Singh Parmar said the accused had not been arrested yet.
RSS senior State functionary Prakash Shastri, in a statement, said Chandravat had been stripped of the duties of Mahanagar sah prachar pramukh. Chandravat, in a meeting held here recently, had announced the bounty to avenge the killing of RSS workers in Kerala, allegedly by CPI-M workers.
His speech had sparked an uproar, and drawing condemnation from the RSS, the CPI (M) and the Congress two days ago. In a video, which went viral, Chandravat could be purportedly seen saying that Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan was behind the killing of RSS workers there and he “will pay Rs 1 crore to anyone who beheads him and brings his (Vijayan’s) head to him”.
He also claimed that 300 innocent people belonging to the RSS had been killed but the Kerala Chief Minister was turning a blind eye. The RSS was quick to condemn Chandravat’s statement, stating the organisation did not believe in violence.