Chitradurga:Former MLA, administrator of Murugha Mutt arrested in connection with Mutt theft case
Chitradurga: The local police on Thursday the former administrator of Murugha Mutt and former MLA S K Basavarajan in connection with the case of theft of Shivamurthy Murugha Sharana’s photos installed on the wall of the royal palace at the Murugha Mutt.
Earlier, the police had arrested Mohanamurthy, a former member of the Hosahalli Gram Panchayat, and Shivanandaswamy, a lecturer at the diploma college, in relation to the case. Based on the statements of the arrested duo, the police arrested Basavarajan on Thursday and are reportedly questioning him regarding the case.
Basavarajan was arrested on the charge that he had incited the occurrence of the photo theft.
Another accused, identified as Shrinivas, has also been arrested and is also being questioned by the cops.
Basavarajan’s wife, Soubhagya, is also being questioned by the police in this regard.
On October 6, 47 photos of Shivamurthy Murugha Sharana had been stolen from the wall of the Murugha Mutt’s royal palace. The said photos were images of Murugha Sharana with prominent personalities who had visited the Mutt on different occasions. Based on the CCTV camera footage captured of the thieving episode, two of the accused in the case were arrested on November 7.
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Dakshina Kannada: Two girls drown while bathing near Kolyadakatta dam in Kadaba
Mangaluru: Two girl students drowned while bathing near the Kolyadakatta dam area of the Gundya river on Friday evening here in the Kadaba Taluk of the district.
The deceased have been identified as Arpita (15) and Sunita (21), both residents of Vimalagiri in Kutrupadi village.
According to reports, five girl students had visited the river along with their friends as it was a holiday. While bathing in the river, the two students reportedly entered a deeper portion of the water without realising the depth and began drowning.
Those accompanying them tried to rescue the duo, but were unsuccessful, leading to the tragedy.
After receiving information about the incident, Kadaba Police Station personnel visited the spot and conducted an inspection. The bodies were later recovered with the help of local residents.
