US EditionDharmasthala Mass Burial: Why Did Bengaluru Woman Fake Death of Her Daughter? She Reveals
Sujatha Bhat admitted fabricating the missing daughter story amid a property dispute, prompting a Special Investigation Team inquiry that found no evidence of the daughter's existence.
- On July 4, Dharmasthala police registered an FIR, and on July 19, a Special Investigation Team was formed to probe alleged secret burials in Dharmasthala.
- The investigation followed allegations by a whistleblower who claimed to have buried hundreds of bodies while working at the temple between 1995 and 2014, prompting public concern and official action.
- Sujatha Bhat, a former CBI stenographer, initially filed a complaint claiming her daughter Ananya Bhat vanished from Dharmasthala in 2003, but later admitted fabricating the story amid property disputes and activist pressure.
- The SIT conducted exhumations at 16 locations, uncovering two sets of skeletal remains and gathering soil from each site for DNA testing, while Sujatha apologized for spreading false information and admitted that the photograph she presented was fabricated, stating, "That was fake."
- The case's outcome suggests a complex mix of false allegations, witness intimidation, and ongoing investigations, with political voices urging full disclosure of the conspiracy behind the mass burial claims.
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Another U-Turn In Dharmasthala 'Mass Burial' Probe As Woman Claims She ‘Faked’ Daughter’s Disappearance
Sujata Bhat confessed her Dharmasthala mass burial claims were false, admitting she fabricated her missing daughter's story under activist pressure due to a property dispute.
Dharmasthala mass burial: Why did Bengaluru woman fake death of her daughter? She reveals
Dharmasthala mass burial: Bengaluru woman Sujatha Bhat retracted her previous allegations, tied to suspicious burials in the temple town. Find out why did she fake the death of her daughter.
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