# Pistol video lands Bengaluru trading academy operator in case 2026-08-15T00:58:54+00:00 | Governance | Indian Opinion Desk Corroboration: 1 independent outlet Bengaluru police have registered a case against Harish Gowda, 33, operator of Harish Trading Academy in Nagarabhavi, after a video on the academy's Instagram page showed him pulling out a pistol during a conversation. Police constable Chandrakanta of Annapoorneshwarinagar police station spotted the clip during social media monitoring. The video shows a man asking if he can turn Rs 1,000 in a demat account into Rs 1 lakh overnight. Gowda questions the request, the man insists, and Gowda allegedly places a pistol on the table, threatening him and ordering him to leave. A case has been filed under the Arms Act and BNS Section 351. Investigation is on. ## Coverage - timesofindia.indiatimes.com Tags: Annapoorneshwarinagar, Arms Act, Bengaluru police, Harish Gowda, Instagram Canonical: https://indianopinion.org/pistol-video-lands-bengaluru-trading-academy-operator-in-case/ License: Summary and commentary (c) Indian Opinion, reusable with attribution. Facts belong to the linked sources. Cite: https://indianopinion.org/pistol-video-lands-bengaluru-trading-academy-operator-in-case/#story-in-brief Review state: restored archive article, accurate at time of publication, not offered to search indexes.