Youth Congress seeks BJP spokesman’s arrest

Complaint filed with Pune Police over Pintu Mahadevan’s threat to shoot Rahul Gandhi

- Indu Bhagat, Rambhau Jagtap

The Indian Youth Congress has lodged a formal complaint with Pune Police Commissioner Amitesh Kumar, demanding immediate action against BJP spokesperson Pintu Mahadevan, who allegedly threatened during a television debate that “Rahul Gandhi will be shot in the chest.” The remark was made on Newsl8 Kerala on Sep 28.

Mahadevan, a former state president of the Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP), the student wing of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS), has come under sharp criticism for the statement. Its timing, days before Gandhi Jayanti, has heightened concerns among Congress workers.