Beltangady: Dr. Veerendra Heggade, the Dharmadhikari of Sri Dharmasthala Manjunatheshwara Temple, has issued a press statement demanding appropriate justice in the case of Sowjanya's death. Sowjanya, a college student from Pangla, was found dead in 2012, and the case is currently under the purview of the court and investigating agencies.

In his statement, Dr. Heggade emphasized that the case was handled by the Criminal Investigation Department (CID), and later it was transferred to the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) based on requests from Sri Dharmasthala Manjunatheshwara Temple and the family members of the victim.

Dr. Heggade stated that the CBI conducted a thorough investigation and submitted a charge sheet against the accused to the court. However, the court subsequently acquitted the accused during the trial.

Despite the court's decision, Dr. Heggade expressed concern about the spread of false accusations targeting Sri Dharmasthala Manjunatheshwara Temple and his family. He urged the public and devotees not to be misled by derogatory statements, false rumors, and baseless accusations.

Dr. Heggade's press statement clarified that Sri Dharmasthala Manjunatheshwara Temple had taken proactive steps to seek justice in the Sowjanya case. The temple authorities had urged the government to conduct a high-level investigation, which ultimately led to the CBI taking over the case.

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Washington: US President Donald Trump has said he has not yet considered whether he would continue the ceasefire involving Iran, while also claiming the United States holds the advantage in negotiations.

Speaking to reporters, Trump said he was prepared to make a deal with “whoever is running the show” in Iran.

“They are fighting with each other, there’s tremendous infighting. They’re probably fighting for leadership in many cases. I think they’re fighting not to be leader because we knocked out two levels of leaders,” he said.

Trump added, “When they want they can call me. We have all the cards, we’ve won everything.”

Referring to ongoing negotiations, he said, “They gave us a paper that should’ve been better. And, interestingly, immediately when I cancelled it [envoy trip to Pakistan], within 10 minutes we got a new paper that was much better.”

“We talked about they will not have a nuclear weapon, very simple … They offered a lot, but not enough,” he added.

When asked whether he would continue the ceasefire, Trump replied, “I haven’t even thought about it.”

The remarks come as uncertainty remains over the future of the temporary truce and broader negotiations between Washington and Tehran.