Chikkamagaluru: FIR against BJP Yuva Morcha leader after gunfire video goes viral

Mangalore Today News Network

Chikkamagaluru, Oct 24, 2026: Police have registered an FIR against Jeevan, president of the BJP Yuva Morcha’s Chikkamagaluru city unit, for allegedly firing shots into the air from a revolver and a double-barrel gun during Ayudha Pooja and Vijayadashami celebrations.

Jeevan is the son of BJP leader Kote Ranganath.

A video purportedly showing Jeevan firing five rounds from a revolver and one round from a double-barrel gun into the air following the Ayudha Pooja celebrations went viral on social media.

Acting on the video, Chikkamagaluru Town Police registered an FIR against him. Police said the incident appeared, prima facie, to have caused fear among the public.