Dharmasthala case: SIT to produce complainant in Belthangady court today
Belthangady: While the probe by the Special Investigation Team (SIT) on the Dharmasthala mass burial case is still on, the investigation team is to produce complainant-witness Chinnaiah before the Belthangady court on Wednesday as the period of his retention in SIT custody ends on Wednesday.
Chinnaiah was arrested by SIT on August 23, charged with perjury, and produced in court, which sent him to SIT custody till September 3. The SIT has inspected the houses of activist Mahesh Shetty Timarodi and Jayant T and also the lodges where the witness had been staying during the period of the investigation, taking him along for the search.
The complainant will now be produced in court after end of SIT custody that he was sent to.
He is known to have provided information to the SIT on several matters related to the mass burial case and the inquest is expected to be held in several other sites.
The SIT, therefore, is expected to urge the court to extend the period of SIT custody of Chinnaiah.
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Minor girl kidnapped and raped; main accused and two cafe owners held
Latur (PTI): A minor girl was allegedly kidnapped and raped by an 18-year-old man in Latur, leading to the arrest of the main accused and owners of two cafes where the crime occurred on December 4, police said on Saturday.
Police traced the girl within hours of registering the complaint. The accused, identified as Rihan Gulab Shaikh, was arrested based on the girl's complaint. Two others are owners of two cafes where the crime occurred, police said.
Police registered a case under various sections of the Bharatiya Nyay Sanhita (BNS), POCSO Act, and the Prevention of Atrocities Act, an official said.
