As the matter snowballed on his false claim, Congress leader Digvijaya Singh deleted his tweet. However, Hindu organisations demanded an apology from him.
VHP called it "unfortunate" and added the country will not accept such promises. Also, the VHP chief asserted that the group has accepted the challenge and added it will answer Congress in all democratic ways.
The RSS affiliate said its youth wing activists will hold a sit-in in district administration headquarters across the country today against the "growing extremist incidents by Islamic Jihadi fundamentalists", and also submit a memorandum to President Ram Nath Kovind.
The Congress has alleged that Bajrang Dal activists were involved in the incident.
The Karnataka government had ordered the closure of schools and colleges in the state following the death of Harsha.
Stray incidents of arson and violence were reported in Tunganagar on Tuesday morning. The arrested have been identified as Kashif, Nadim, Asif, and Rihan, all in their twenties, police sources said.
Harsha, a resident of Seegehatti, was attacked by a group of unknown persons at Bharati Colony on Sunday night, following which he was taken to McGann Hospital where he succumbed to injuries.
The local administration in Karnataka's Shivamogga clamped prohibitory orders and announced a holiday for schools and colleges as a precautionary measure.
The Bajrang Dal on Saturday said it would not tolerate 'indecent behavior' by youth, who follow foreign culture, on Valentine's Day in Telangana. Bajrang Dal state convener Subhash Chander said they would try to halt the behavior of youth who go around parks and pubs in the name of love.
Inspector General (Crime) SK Bhagat said five persons have been arrested on the basis of video footage and an identification done by local residents.
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