Dharmasthala mass burials: SIT files case against complainant-witness, names him as primary accused
*Dharmasthala mass burials: SIT files case against complainant-witness, names him as primary accused*
Belthangady: The Special Investigation Team (SIT) probing the Dharmasthala mass burial case has reportedly filed a case against the complainant-witness CN Chinnaiah under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, identifying him as the primary accused.
While the inquest of the sites where the bones were found is yet to be carried out, the complainant is accused of perjury by providing false information to the court and giving rise to confusion regarding the case, sources have said.
Chinnaiah has given his statement in court under BNS Section 164 earlier, but has now given a contrary statement before the SIT members. He has made his new statement in court too and a fresh round of investigation is being carried out on the basis of the second statement in court. Sources have also said that the new cases are filed under BNS Sections 227, 228, 229, 230, 231, 236, 240, 240, 248 and 336.
In addition, the inquest at the residence of Sowjanya movement activist Mahesh Shetty Timarodi in Ujire, where the complainant had taken shelter during the investigation in Dharmasthala, has been completed, with the police confiscating Chinnaiah’s things from Timarodi’s house.
The court has reportedly said that Chinnaiah’s statement and matters related to the case filed against him are kept confidential as requested by the SIT officers. It has also said that the accused is granted witness protection in spite of the case against him.
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Brazil's Ancelotti raises doubts about whether Neymar will reach the 2026 World Cup
Sao Paulo (AP): Brazil coach Carlo Ancelotti raised doubts about whether Neymar will be in his squad for the 2026 World Cup. The Italian has yet to pick the former captain since he took over in May.
“If Neymar deserves to be (in the squad), if he is, well, better than others, he will play in the World Cup and that's it. (But) I don't have debts to anyone,” Ancelotti said at a press conference in Washington on Friday following the draw.
Brazil is in Group C with Morocco, Haiti and Scotland.
“If we speak about Neymar, we have to speak about other players,” Ancelotti added. “We have to think about Brazil with or without Neymar, with or without other players. Our final list we will make after the FIFA fixtures in March.”
The 33-year-old Neymar has never fully recovered from a torn ACL in October 2023 during a World Cup qualifier against Uruguay. But he's been key for Santos in its fight to avoid relegation in the Brazilian championship.
On Wednesday, he scored a hat trick for Santos despite a muscular injury. He is expected to play again on Sunday against Cruzeiro.
Ancelotti said Brazil does not have a “referential player” at the moment, a tag for the most valuable player that Neymar has mainly worn since the 2014 home World Cup.
“We have one of the world's best goalkeepers, some of the best defenders, top midfielders and some players up front. I don't want players who want to be the best in the world, I want players who want to win the World Cup,” Ancelotti said.
Asked about his team's group, Ancelotti said Brazil can top it.
“We can win all three matches, our idea is very clear. We need to be competitive during the entire World Cup. Our goal is to play in the final and for that to happen you need to face very strong teams anyway.”
Brazil won the last of its five World Cup trophies in 2002.
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