Dharmasthala Mass Burials: Witness returns to Netravati Snana Ghat, no police presence reported
Belthangady, July 16: In a fresh development in the Dharmasthala mass burials case, the witness who had earlier claimed in court to have buried multiple dead bodies in the temple town, reportedly returned to the vicinity of the Netravati Snana ghat on Wednesday along with his legal team.
According to sources, the witness arrived at the spot around 3 pm and stayed for nearly an hour before leaving by 4 pm. However, he and his lawyers remained inside the vehicle throughout and did not step out during their visit.
Despite this visit, no police officials were present at the location. It is also learned that neither the jurisdictional PSI nor the rural circle inspector, both of whom were stationed at the Dharmasthala Police Station since morning made their way to the Snana ghat during the visit.
This visit comes after the witness had earlier submitted a sworn statement before the Belthangady court on July 11, claiming to have buried multiple bodies under pressure in various parts of Dharmasthala. He had even brought a skeletal remain during his court appearance, which was handed over to the police and has since been sent for forensic analysis.
Interestingly, the witness and his lawyers did not visit the Dharmasthala Police Station on Wednesday despite being in the area.
Meanwhile, Dakshina Kannada Superintendent of Police had clarified earlier in the day that there was no official plan scheduled by the police department for any exhumation or recovery of buried bodies on July 16.
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Defeated delimitation bill in Parliament to defend idea of India: Cong leader Rahul Gandhi
Chennai (PTI): Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Saturday said the opposition parties defeated the delimitation bill in the Parliament on Friday to defend the "idea of India."
Addressing a poll rally at Ponneri here, he said the BJP-led government at the Centre brought a new bill on April 16, and said they were trying to pass the women's bill, which he said was passed in 2023.
"In the so-called Women's Bill, delimitation was hidden. The idea was to reduce Tamil Nadu's representation in the Union of India... the delimitation move by BJP was to weaken the strength of southern states, small states, north eastern states," he alleged.
"We defeated in Parliament, a bill in which delimitation was hidden; we defeated it to defend the idea of India."
Rahul added that India that is Bharat, is a union of states, and every single state should have a voice, be free to express itself, and protect its tradition.
