Dharmasthala Mass Burials Case: SIT pauses spot inspection, to resume on Tuesday
Mangaluru: The Special Investigation Team (SIT), which is probing the alleged mass burials case in Dharmasthala, paused its on-ground inspection work on Monday evening. The team is expected to resume the process on Tuesday.
As part of the investigation, the SIT had brought the main complainant and key witness to the site earlier in the day for spot verification. During the day-long operation, the witness is said to have helped the team in identifying 13 specific locations for examination.
Sources in the SIT clarified that Monday’s inspection was halted as scheduled for the day and will continue on Tuesday. The spot verification is taking place in a forested area near the Netravathi bathing ghat in Dharmasthala.
The case, which has drawn considerable public and media attention, relates to allegations of multiple secret burials and has been under investigation by the SIT since recent developments surfaced.
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Karnataka BJP MLA caught taking Rs 5 lakh bribe remanded to judicial custody
Bengaluru (PTI): BJP MLA Dr Chandru Lamani, caught allegedly accepting a Rs 5 lakh bribe from a contractor, has been remanded to judicial custody until March 3.
The Shirahatti MLA, a doctor, was brought from Gadag to Bengaluru on Saturday night and produced before a Special Court for Public Representatives, sources said.
The court remanded him to custody until March 3.
The MLA was caught in a Lokayukta trap following a complaint by Vijay Pujar, a Class-1 contractor from Chinchali in Gadag district.
Lokayukta officials said the alleged bribe was linked to Minor Irrigation Department works, including the construction of retaining walls along a road. The accused had demanded Rs 11 lakh from the complainant to execute the project, and Rs 5 lakh was accepted during the trap.
Along with Lamani, his personal assistants, Manjunath Valmiki and Guru Naik, were also arrested in connection with the case.
