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Bengaluru, October 27 (IANS) Karnataka Home Minister G. Parameshwara said on Monday that the Special Investigation Team (SIT) is likely to submit its report by October 31 in the sensational shrine case.
Speaking to reporters in Bengaluru, HM Parameshwara said, “The SIT has informed that it will submit the report by the end of October. They are expected to submit it by October 31. If not on that date, I think it will be submitted within a day or two. We have asked them to submit a comprehensive and final report.”
Parameshwara said, “The SIT has said that the report will be submitted after receiving the Forensic Science Laboratory (FSL) and chemical analysis reports. They were also waiting for the results of the analysis of the excavated bones.”
Meanwhile, the SIT has issued notices to activists Mahesh Shetty Thimrodi, Girish Mattennavar and T. Jayanth, directing them to appear before the investigating officer on Monday. These three shrines have been at the forefront of protests against the temple authorities and have targeted Dharmadhikari and BJP Rajya Sabha member Virendra Hegde and his family members.
The SIT has also issued a notice to Sujata Bhatt, who had earlier claimed that her daughter, an MBBS student, had gone missing under suspicious circumstances at Dharmasthala and alleged foul play. Later, she retracted her statement and admitted that her allegations were false and expressed her intention to apologize.
The Special Investigation Team (SIT) probing the sensational Dharamsthal case is preparing to file the charge sheet before the court by the end of October after completing the investigation, recording statements, collecting evidence and relevant documents.
The investigation into the alleged mass murder case has reached its final stages as the agency has reportedly found no concrete evidence linking the temple authorities to the serious allegations of mass murders of women, girls and the elderly over the past decade.
Jailed complainant Chinnaiah had earlier presented a skull before the authorities and the court in support of his claims.
After an extensive excavation operation at the shrine, the SIT arrested Chinnaiah on charges of misleading the police and the court. The SIT may also initiate action against activists and YouTubers who were at the forefront of the campaign against the temple authorities.
On July 11, Chinnaiah, who claimed that he was forced to bury the bodies of several women who were victims of rape and murder in Dharmasthala village, appeared before a court in Karnataka’s Mangaluru district and recorded his statement. He submitted his statement under Section 183 of the Indian Judicial Code (BNS) before Principal Civil Judge and First Class Judicial Magistrate Sandesh K.
He was accompanied by a group of lawyers and policemen and entered the court with his face covered. This incident had given rise to a big controversy. He requested that the police remove the bodies in his presence. The complainant also sought security for himself and his family.
He further alleged that clear marks of sexual harassment were visible on the women’s bodies. They were found without clothes or undergarments and had injury marks on their bodies indicating a violent act. This revelation has shocked the state.
A retired Supreme Court judge and activists demanded a Supreme Court or High Court-monitored SIT probe into the shocking murders involving several women and others.
–IANS
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