Dharmasthala Burials Case: High Court vacates stay on FIR, allows SIT to resume investigation
Bengaluru: The Karnataka High Court has vacated the interim stay on all proceedings related to the FIR registered at the Dharmasthala Police Station over the alleged burial of hundreds of unidentified corpses at various locations in Dharmasthala.
The order, passed on Wednesday, clears the way for the Special Investigation Team (SIT) to continue its probe into the case. The court has also directed Girish Mattannavar, Mahesh Shetty Thimarody, T. Jayant, and Vithal Gowda, who face allegations of obstructing the investigation, to appear before the SIT for questioning.
The accused had earlier approached the High Court with a writ petition seeking to quash the interrogation proceedings initiated by the Belthangady District and Sessions Court, as well as the police notice issued for their appearance. The petition was filed in connection with FIR No. 39/2025, registered at the Dharmasthala Police Station concerning the mass burials case.
After hearing arguments presented by the public prosecutor, the High Court lifted the interim stay order that had been issued on October 30. The bench clarified that the matter will now be heard on merit, and scheduled the next hearing for November 28.
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Yadgir: Six people burnt alive in private bus-car collision on Bidar-Bengaluru Highway in Surapura
Surapura: In a tragic road accident reported from the taluk, six people were burnt alive in a collision between a private bus and a car on the Bidar-Bengaluru Highway near the Shanthapura Cross close to the Thinthani Bridge on Friday morning.
A fire broke out due to the force of the collision, and both vehicles were gutted in the flames.
The bus is learned to have been traveling from Lingasugur to Kalaburagi, and the car was going towards Lingasugur. While none of the passengers in the bus was reportedly endangered in the accident, all six people traveling the car died in the accident and are learned to have burnt in the fire.
The local fire brigade has successfully doused the flames.
Inspector Umesh M and team of the Surapura Police Station is learned to have arrived at the accident spot and conducted an inspection.
The skulls of four people are said to have been found among the debris.
