<p>Founder-president of the pro-Kannada outfit Jaya Karnataka, Muthappa Rai, presented himself before the Central Crime Branch (CCB) police on Saturday in response to a note they issued him.</p>.<p>The notice was issued after a video of Rai and his family performing Ayudha puja to his guns and other sharp weapons went viral.</p>.<p>Rai presented himself before the Assistant Commissioner of Police, Organised Crime Wing (OCW), and explained that the weapons belonged to security men who he hired for personal protection.</p>.<p>The police, however, pointed out that the licence for firearms was issued to the men to protect themselves and they cannot use the weapons to protect Rai. A senior police official noted that the licence is only for self-defence or use of arms to protect oneself and not to protect others.</p>.<p>Following Rai’s revelation, the police are examining the gun licence rules to see if the security men he hired have acted in violation of the rules.</p>.<p>“If we find any violation of the gun licence laws or misuse, we’ll take appropriate action, including cancellation of the gun licences,” the police official said.</p>.<p>Police sources also said Rai could not adequately explain the other lethal weapons on display in the puja video.</p>
<p>Founder-president of the pro-Kannada outfit Jaya Karnataka, Muthappa Rai, presented himself before the Central Crime Branch (CCB) police on Saturday in response to a note they issued him.</p>.<p>The notice was issued after a video of Rai and his family performing Ayudha puja to his guns and other sharp weapons went viral.</p>.<p>Rai presented himself before the Assistant Commissioner of Police, Organised Crime Wing (OCW), and explained that the weapons belonged to security men who he hired for personal protection.</p>.<p>The police, however, pointed out that the licence for firearms was issued to the men to protect themselves and they cannot use the weapons to protect Rai. A senior police official noted that the licence is only for self-defence or use of arms to protect oneself and not to protect others.</p>.<p>Following Rai’s revelation, the police are examining the gun licence rules to see if the security men he hired have acted in violation of the rules.</p>.<p>“If we find any violation of the gun licence laws or misuse, we’ll take appropriate action, including cancellation of the gun licences,” the police official said.</p>.<p>Police sources also said Rai could not adequately explain the other lethal weapons on display in the puja video.</p>