Harsha Hindu, 22, was hacked to death on Feb 20, 2022. His family says they received much support in Shivamogga initially but began to face threats following apprehension that they would join electoral politics.
“The entire Shivamogga town including BJP and Sangh leaders don’t even know whether we exist or not,” says Ashwini, 36, elder sister of Bajrang Dal activist Harsha Hindu who was hacked to death in 2022.
It has been over two years since Bajrang Dal activist Harsha Nagaraj alias Harsha Hindu was murdered in the Doddapete area of Shivamogga city. Since then, Ashwini – who was based in Bengaluru – has been living with their parents H M Nagaraj, 66, and Padma, 54, in the 20×30 foot house. The family says they were forced into “isolation” after a demand arose to give one of them a BJP ticket for the state Assembly elections.
Harsha Hindu, 22, was hacked to death on February 20, 2022 when the BJP’s Basavaraj Bommai was Karnataka chief minister. The Bajrang Dal activist had left home to have dinner with friends at a restaurant. However, a gang hacked him with swords. At the time of his death, Harsha had four cases against him, including rioting and causing intentional insult to religion through his alleged social media posts against Prophet Mohammed.
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