Actress Ramya demands fair probe into Dharmasthala allegations
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Bengaluru: Actress and former Lok Sabha MP Ramya has expressed shock over the recent allegations of mass burials and missing women in Dharmasthala, calling for a fair and transparent investigation into the matter.
Taking to X, Ramya stated, “I’m quite shocked to hear about these incidents of mass burial and women missing at Dharmasthala. It’s a place of worship and highly revered by the people of Karnataka. I hope there will be a fair investigation. We need to know the truth.”
Her statement comes amidst growing public outcry following a whistleblower's claims involving systematic abuse and cover-ups in the temple town.
On Saturday, actor Prakash Raj urged Chief Minister Siddaramaiah to constitute a Special Investigation Team (SIT) to probe the allegations and take strict action against any officials found to have derailed the process so far.
In response, CM Siddaramaiah stated on Friday that the police investigation is underway and that further action, including the formation of an SIT, will be considered based on the findings.
I’m quite shocked to hear about these incidents of mass burial and women missing at Dharmasthala. It’s a place of worship and highly revered by the people of Karnataka. I hope there will be a fair investigation. We need to know the truth - https://t.co/Gew6cGKu1x
— Ramya/Divya Spandana (@divyaspandana) July 19, 2025
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Bangladesh court sentences Sheikh Hasina to 10 years in jail in corruption cases
Dhaka (PTI): A Bangladesh court on Monday sentenced deposed Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina to 10 years in jail in two separate corruption cases related to alleged irregularities in allocations of land in a government housing project.
Dhaka Special Judge’s Court-4 Judge Rabiul Alam handed down the verdicts, sentencing Hasina to a total of 10 years’ imprisonment — five years in each case, state-run BSS news agency reported.
The court sentenced 78-year-old Hasina, her nephew Radwan Mujib Siddiq, and her nieces, Tulip Rizwana Siddiq and Azmina Siddiq, and others in the cases over alleged irregularities in the allocation of plots under the Rajuk New Town Project in Purbachol.
The judgment was pronounced at around 12.30 pm.
Tulip Siddiq was sentenced to four years’ imprisonment — two years in each case — while Radwan Mujib Siddiq and Azmina Siddiq were each sentenced to seven years’ imprisonment in both cases.
Rajuk member Mohammad Khurshid Alam, the only accused to surrender before the court, was sentenced to one year’s imprisonment in each case, totalling two years.
The court also fined all convicted persons Tk1 lakh each and ordered them to serve an additional six months in prison in default of payment.
Hasina has been living in India since she fled Bangladesh on August 5 last year in the face of the massive protests. She was earlier declared a fugitive by the court.
The cases were filed by the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) over alleged abuse of power in the allocation of two 10-katha plots.
According to the prosecution, the accused manipulated the allocation process and violated existing rules and regulations of the Rajdhani Unnayan Kartripakkha (Rajuk).
