Court approves SIT’s plea to record fresh statement of Chinnayya in Dharmasthala case
Belthangady: The Special Investigation Team (SIT) probing the Dharmasthala case has obtained permission from the Belthangady court to question and record a fresh statement from Chinnayya, who was initially a witness and complainant but is now an accused and lodged in jail.
According to reports, the SIT will conduct the interrogation and record his statement on October 17 and 18.
The SIT sought court permission after noticing discrepancies between Chinnayya’s earlier statements, one made before the SIT, where he allegedly admitted to being involved in the burial of bodies, and another made later before the Belthangady court. The court, after considering the SIT’s plea, granted approval on October 16 to record Chinnayya’s statement at Shivamogga Jail, where he is currently lodged.
It may be recalled that the SIT was originally constituted based on Chinnayya’s initial statement, which alleged key details about the case. However, during the investigation, he retracted his earlier version, claiming that he had given false testimony. Despite his retraction, the SIT has continued its probe, recording statements from multiple individuals.
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SWR announces special trains for passengers stranded by large-scale IndiGo cancellations
Bengaluru (PTI): The South Western Railway on Saturday announced a series of special trains, in coordination with Central, South Eastern and Southern Railways, to clear stranded passengers following large-scale IndiGo flight cancellations across the country.
The special services will operate between December 6 and 10 on high-demand routes, including Bengaluru–Chennai, Bengaluru–Pune, Yesvantpur–Hazrat Nizamuddin, Shalimar–Yelahanka and Ernakulam–Yelahanka, officials said.
According to an official statement, SWR will run Train No. 06255/06256 between Chennai Egmore and KSR Bengaluru, 06257/06258 between Bengaluru and MGR Chennai Central, 06259/06260 between Yesvantpur and Hazrat Nizamuddin, and 06263/06264 between Bengaluru and Pune.
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Central Railway will operate Train No. 01413/01414 between Pune and Bengaluru, while South Eastern Railway will run Train No. 08073/08074 between Shalimar and Yelahanka. Southern Railway will operate Train No. 06147/06148 between Ernakulam and Yelahanka, the statement said.
Railways has advised passengers to check updated timings on its official channels and arrive early at stations.
For at least five days in a row, IndiGo flight operations have been significantly disrupted, with a large number of cancellations and delays causing hardships to thousands of passengers. In many cases, baggage has been misplaced.
