Hindu Rashtra Sena (lit. ''Army for the Hindu Nation'') is an

Hindutva Hindutva (; ) is a Far-right politics, far-right political ideology encompassing the cultural justification of Hindu nationalism and the belief in establishing Hindu hegemony within India. The political ideology was formulated by Vinayak Da ...

organization in India. Its stated objective is propagating the establishment of a

Hindu Rashtra Hindutva (; ) is a far-right political ideology encompassing the cultural justification of Hindu nationalism and the belief in establishing Hindu hegemony within India. The political ideology was formulated by Vinayak Damodar Savarkar in 19 ...

. Dhananjay Desai is the head of the Hindu Rashtra Sena (HRS).

Incident

After the murder of a 28-year-old Muslim IT professional from

Pune Pune ( ; , ISO 15919, ISO: ), previously spelled in English as Poona (List of renamed Indian cities and states#Maharashtra, the official name until 1978), is a city in the state of Maharashtra in the Deccan Plateau, Deccan plateau in Western ...

city, its chief Dhananjay Desai and others were arrested. He was released on bail in 2019 after a court hearing. All accused were ultimately acquitted by court in 2023. Desai accused the government of falsely arresting him because of a political vendetta against him.

References

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