Jaipur, February 19 – A man, reportedly associated with the Karni Sena, was detained in Kota, Rajasthan, after a video purportedly showing him threatening to kill Rahul Gandhi, the Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha, went viral.
The video quickly spread, prompting authorities to take swift action and launch an investigation into the threat.
Kota police detained Raja Amera, who is accused of making the threats in the video, including threats against Congress MPs and Rahul Gandhi.
Acting quickly after the video surfaced, police took him into custody for questioning.
Following his detention, Raja Amera claimed that he had no knowledge of the viral video and alleged that opposition parties had conspired against him by creating a fake ID in his name.
Identifying himself as a "Sanatani Hindu," he stated that he wanted India to become a Hindu nation.
Police said they received a video in which the youth, claiming to be associated with the Karni Sena, referred to an incident in Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla's office.
Based on the video, officers moved swiftly to detain him. Interrogation is ongoing.
In the video, the young man alleged that the misconduct of 25 opposition MPs with Om Birla would not be tolerated and held Rahul Gandhi responsible for that. He warned that if such an incident occurred again, the homes of the MPs concerned would be vandalised and Rahul Gandhi would be shot at his residence. He also stated that he was prepared to go to jail for carrying out the threat.
The incident has since intensified political rhetoric in the state.
Meanwhile, Rajasthan Congress chief Govind Singh Dotasara posted on social media that Rahul Gandhi was being openly threatened with murder.
He alleged that such threats reflected a toxic mindset, comparing it to the ideology that produced Nathuram Godse, and accused the BJP-RSS of fostering radical extremism by branding dissent as "anti-national" to create an atmosphere conducive to violence.