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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New Delhi (PTI): The Railways announced 84 special trains across all zones for Saturday to help people facing travel disruptions due to the mass flight cancellations by IndiGo.

In a coordinated move by the Railway Ministry, the trains, which are to make 104 trips, were arranged in the shortest possible time after analysis of train traffic situations in major cities such as New Delhi, Mumbai, Chennai, Bengaluru, Patna, and Howrah, among others.

"The number of special trains and their trips might increase further depending on the traffic scenario. All zones have been asked to make use of all available resources, including rolling stock as well as manpower, to safely operate these trains for the convenience of lakhs of passengers stranded at different parts of the country due to flight cancellations," said Dilip Kumar, Executive Director, Information & Publicity, Railway Board.

Officials said efforts are being made to make people aware about the trains, and some divisions have even disseminated information at nearby airports to help passengers.

South Eastern Railway has issued a press release and informed the Airport Authority to display information regarding the newly introduced special train services.

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"Western Railway will run seven special trains on a special fare between Mumbai Central-New Delhi, Mumbai Central-Bhiwani, Mumbai Central-Shakur Basti, Bandra Terminus-Durgapura, Valsad-Bilaspur, Sabarmati-Delhi and Sabarmati-Delhi Sarai Rohilla stations," a press note said.

Similarly, South Central Railway on Saturday announced that it would run four special trains to manage the surge in passengers resulting from the large-scale cancellation of IndiGo flights.

Central Railway and Northern Railway have planned 14 and 10 special trains respectively, and officials said these numbers are being further reviewed to meet any rising requirements.

Other zones have also issued notifications regarding special trains along with their schedules.

For at least five days in a row, IndiGo flight operations have significantly disrupted, with a large number of cancellations and delays causing hardships to thousands of passengers. In many cases, baggages have been misplaced.