US EditionDharmasthala ‘Mass Murders’: SIT Arrests Complainant Who Alleged ‘Rape, Burials’
The Special Investigation Team arrested the whistleblower due to discrepancies in his claims about forced burials of women and minors from 1995 to 2014, with excavations confirming skeletal remains.
- On Saturday, the Special Investigation Team arrested the masked whistleblower, C.N. Chinnaiah, on charges of perjury after finding inconsistencies in his statements.
- Claiming post-1995 work at Dharmasthala Manjunatha Swamy Temple, the whistleblower alleged he was forced to bury bodies, including minors showing sexual assault signs, identifying 15 disposal sites and producing a skull.
- Excavations by the Special Investigation Team revealed human remains, including a skull and nearly 100 bone fragments, at two forested areas along the Netravathi River in Dharmasthala, but forensic tests showed they were decades old and unrelated to the complainant's accusations.
- After his arrest, the court granted Karnataka police 10 days' custody for further interrogation, and the case registered on July 4 sparked a political row with Bharatiya Janata Party planning 'dharma yuddha' agitations from Friday, BJP state unit chief BY Vijayendra said.
- Sources say he later confessed and investigators are now probing after more than 19 hours of questioning, with the SIT issuing notices including to YouTuber M.D. Sameer for August 24 amid concerns over misinformation.
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This individual, who worked in the cleaning service of an important temple in Dharmathala, claims to have been forced to hide bodies of women who had died for almost 20 years. "Inconsistencies in his statements and in the documents he provided" led to his involvement in the...
Whistleblower in Dharmasthala mass burial case arrested: Sources
The key whistleblower in the Dharmasthala mass burial case was arrested on Saturday for allegedly misleading the Karnataka police SIT with false claims, sources told India Today TV. The ex-sanitation worker of the Dharmasthala temple, who alleged burying 70–80 bodies at different sites, was detained after overnight questioning till 6 am.
Dharmasthala ‘Mass Burial’ Case: Whistleblower Who Alleged He Was Forced To Bury and Burn Bodies of Rape Victims Arrested; SIT Officials Say ‘His Claims Found To Be Fabricated’ | 📰 LatestLY
In a big twist in the Dharmasthala “mass burial” case, the whistleblower and complainant who had alleged mass rapes and murders in the holy town of Karnataka has been taken into custody by the Special Investigation Team (SIT). 📰 Dharmasthala ‘Mass Burial’ Case: Whistleblower Who Alleged He Was Forced To Bury and Burn Bodies of Rape Victims Arrested; SIT Officials Say ‘His Claims Found To Be Fabricated’.
Twist in Dharmasthala case: Man who claimed murders, rapes and burials in temple town arrested
The BJP has rebuked the Karnataka government over handling Dharmasthala issue, alleging that a conspiracy was being done to hurt the sentiments of millions of devotees by defaming the temple town.
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