Mangaluru (Karnataka) [India], October 16 (ANI): Mangaluru Police Commissioner N Shashi Kumar on Friday said that he has instructed officials to look into the distribution of Trishul (trident) among Bajrang Dal activists at a programme in the city.

Kumar said that action will be taken if there is any violation.

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Trishul (trident) were given to over 100 Bajrang Dal activists at the Bajrang Dal office in Mangaluru as part of 'Trishula Deeksha' during Ayudha Pooja celebrations on Friday. The photos and videos of the programme went viral on social media.

Following this, the police commissioner took cognisance of the matter.

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"I came to know about the incident of 'Trishula Deeksha' on Ayudha Pooja. The videos and photos of the distribution of trident went viral on social media. During the investigation, we came to know that Bajrang Dal distributes trident every year," Kumar told reporters here.

"I have instructed the officials to look into the matter and initiate action if there is any violation," he said. (ANI)

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