Amulya Leona being whisked away by Bengaluru police after she raised 'Pakistan Zindabad' slogans at anti-CAA rally | Photo Credit: PTI

Bengaluru: An activist of the fringe organisation Ram Sena has announced a bounty of Rs 10 lakh for killing Amulya Leona, who raised pro-Pakistan slogans at an anti-Citizenship (Amendment) Act (CAA) rally. The slogans were raised while AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi was still on the dais.

Sanjeev Maradi from Ram Sena has also warned the government not to release the woman or else he will kill her.

"The state and the central government should not release her under any circumstances,” Maradi is heard saying in a video.

“If she is released, we will kill her in an encounter," Maradi reportedly said at a protest rally organised by the outfit in Ballari against Amulya Leona on Saturday.

"We on behalf of Sri Ram Sena will give a bounty of Rs 10 lakh to the person who kills her," he added.

Ballari Superintendent of Police C K Baba told PTI he is not aware of Ram Sena’s claim as he hasn’t seen the video.

"Let me go through it. I haven't seen what he has said. I will have a look..," the police officer added.

Sedition case against Amulya Leona

Leona was charged with sedition and sent to 14-day judicial custody after being denied bail for raising ‘Pakistan Zindabad’ slogans at Owaisi’s Bengaluru rally. She has been charged under Section 124A (Offence of sedition) of the Indian Penal Code.

On February 20, Leona chanted the controversial slogans in a rally organised under the banner “Save Constitution”.

However, Imran Pasha, who organised the rally said Amulya was not invited to the

"We were the organisers of the event. At around 6:45 pm, when I and Member of Parliament Asaduddin Owaisi were entering the stage area, we did not notice Amulya was present there. I did not invite her," Pasha told ANI.

All of a sudden someone called out her name and gave her the microphone. Owaisi was headed to a mosque to offer Namaz but he turned back to stop her when he heard the ‘Pakistan zindabad’ slogans, Pasha further added.

What happened in Bengaluru rally?

Leona, a journalism student, was taken into custody by the police after she raised the slogans at Bengaluru’s Freedom Park at the anti-CAA rally.

She urged the gathering to shout ‘Pakistan Zindabad’ after her but people responded with ‘murdabad’ chants. Owaisi, who was disembarking from the dais, turned back and jostled to snatch the microphone from her.

Owaisi denounced Leona’s actions stating neither his party AIMIM nor himself had any links with the woman.