Parshwanath Jain welcomes handing over Dharmasthala mass burials case to SIT
Belthangady: Spokesperson of the Dharmasthala Kshetra K. Parshwanath Jain on Sunday welcomed the decision of the Karnataka Government forming a Special Investigation Team (SIT) to probe the allegations of mass burials.
K. Parshwanath Jain in a press statement stated that handing over the investigation of the “mass burial” complaint filed at the Dharmastala police station to the SIT is a good move.
He furthermore pointed out that the issue has led to widespread speculation and confusion at the national level in recent days.
"In view of our expectations and those of the public that an honest investigation should be conducted into this incident, it has come to light that the state government has handed over the case to a Special Investigation Team (SIT). This decision by the government is a good step. 'Truth' forms the strongest foundation for upholding the morality and faith of society. Therefore, we hope that the SIT will carry out a thorough and impartial investigation at the earliest and bring the truth before the public," he added.
The Karnataka government on Saturday formed a Special Investigation Team (SIT) headed by Director-General of Police, Internal Security Division and Cyber Command, Pronab Mohanty, to investigate the alleged series of murders and mass burials in Dharmasthala.
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Rupee falls 9 paise to all-time low of 90.58 against US dollar in early trade
Mumbai (PTI): Rupee depreciated 9 paise to an all-time low of 90.58 against US dollar in early trade on Monday, weighed down by uncertainty over an India-US trade deal and persistent foreign fund outflows.
Forex traders said rupee is trading with a negative bias as investors are in wait and watch mode and awaiting cues from the India-US trade deal front.
At the interbank foreign exchange market, the rupee opened at 90.53 against the US dollar, then fell further to an all-time intraday low of 90.58 against the greenback, registering a fall of 9 paise over its previous close.
On Friday, the rupee had slipped 17 paise to close at an all-time low of 90.49 against the American currency.
Meanwhile, the dollar index, which gauges the greenback's strength against a basket of six currencies, was trading 0.05 per cent lower at 98.35.
Brent crude, the global oil benchmark, was trading higher by 0.52 per cent at USD 61.44 per barrel in futures trade.
On the domestic equity market front, the 30-share benchmark index Sensex was trading 298.86 points lower at 84,968.80, while the Nifty was down 121.40 points at 25,925.55.
Foreign Institutional Investors sold equities worth Rs 1,114.22 crore on Friday, according to exchange data.
"FPIs continue to be in selling mode in equity and debt while RBI has been selling dollars to fund their long positions," said Anil Kumar Bhansali, Head of Treasury and Executive Director Finrex Treasury Advisors LLP.
