CCB sends notice to Muthappa Rai for 'puja' to guns

Bengaluru: N Muthappa Rai, former gangster, activist, president of the Karnataka Athletics Association has received a notice from the Central Crime Branch police after he posted a video on social media performing a puja on arms and lethal weapons during the Ayudha Puja event .

In the video, Rai was seen with long guns and machetes. The video went viral on social media.

The Assistant Commissioner of Police of the Organised Crime Wing issued a notice to Rai on Friday, seeking an explanation and the documents to own the weapons.

Another police officer expressed concern that such a display would induce fear among people.