Dharmasthala case: SIT launches search at new location
Belthangady: The Special Investigation Team (SIT) probing allegations of bodies being buried in connection with past criminal activities in the Dharmasthala Police Station limits has initiated a fresh search operation at a new site on Saturday.
The search is underway in the forested area at the foothills of Bahubali Hill, near the main entrance of Dharmasthala. SIT officers arrived with full preparations, accompanied by Puttur AC Stella Varghese, Beltangady Tahsildar Prithvi Sanikham, a team of doctors, forest officials, FSL experts, ISD personnel, and other authorities.
On August 8, SIT officers, along with the anonymous complainant, had carried out searches at two sites, locations 16 and 16A, in the Boliyar Gomkratar area of Dharmasthala village. Reports indicate that excavations were also conducted at two additional spots, though the SIT has not issued any official statement on this.
On Saturday, the complainant witness was brought to the new location by SIT officers to identify further possible sites. It remains to be seen how many locations will be marked during this round of investigation. Although the mahazar process had earlier been completed at the 13th location, no further work has been carried out there since.
According to officials, the anonymous complainant arrived at the Belthangady SIT office under police escort at around 10:15 am, departed at 12:05 pm, and reached Dharmasthala village by approximately 12:45 pm.
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Man, wife arrested for murdering her lover in Mumbra
Thane (PTI): A man and his wife were arrested on Thursday in Mumbra in Thane district for allegedly murdering her lover, a police official said.
The probe into the case began after Raju Yadav, a resident of the Khardi Road area, was found dead with his throat slit on February 17, the Mumbra police station official said.
"Yadav, who was himself married, had been in a relationship with Farheen Mohammad Abid Malik (27) for the past eight months. Farheen's husband Mohammad Abid Abdul Wajid Malik (29) confronted her, after which the duo decided to kill Yadav," he said.
"On the midnight of February 17, Farheen called Yadav to an under-construction flat in the building, where she gave him a cold drink mixed with a chemical. After Raju became unconscious, Mohammad Malik came there and slit his throat. The couple has been remanded in police custody," the official said.
Further probe into the case, including where the chemical was procured, is underway, he said.
