Hindu Rashtra Sena is an

Indian Indian or Indians may refer to: Peoples South Asia * Indian people, people of Indian nationality, or people who have an Indian ancestor ** Non-resident Indian, a citizen of India who has temporarily emigrated to another country * South Asia ...

Hindu Hindus (; ) are people who religiously adhere to Hinduism.Jeffery D. Long (2007), A Vision for Hinduism, IB Tauris, , pages 35–37 Historically, the term has also been used as a geographical, cultural, and later religious identifier for ...

organization. Its stated objective is propagating for the establishment of

Hindu Rashtra Hindutva () is the predominant form of Hindu nationalism in India. The term was formulated as a political ideology by Vinayak Damodar Savarkar in 1923. It is used by the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS), the Vishva Hindu Parishad (VHP), the ...

. Dhananjay Desai is chief Hindu Rashtra Sena (HRS).

Incident

After the name of Hindu Rashtra Sena in the murder of a 28-year-old IT professional from

Pune Pune (; ; also known as Poona, (List of renamed Indian cities and states#Maharashtra, the official name from 1818 until 1978) is one of the most important industrial and educational hubs of India, with an estimated population of 7.4 million ...

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 that government falsely arrested him because of political vendetta against him.

References

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