Truth will triumph: Sujata Bhat’s lawyer issues cryptic statement amid ongoing Dharmasthala probe
Mangaluru: The Special Investigation Team (SIT) probing the Dharmasthala complaint case has entered the fourth day of operations, focusing on sites identified by the witness. Excavation work is currently underway at 13 locations reportedly linked to the case.
On the third day of the search, Thursday, Manjunath N, the lawyer representing Sujatha Bhat, the mother of missing medical student Ananya Bhat, released a press statement declaring, "Satyameva Jayate, God is Great."
The statement, which includes indirect messages and symbolic undertones, has sparked several questions and speculations.
The SIT investigating the case is headed by IPS officer Pronab Mohanty.
In a significant development, Mohanty's name appeared on the list of 35 IPS officers released Wednesday who are deemed eligible for deputation to Central Government service.
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One person taken into custody after woman found dead in Himachal forest
Nahan (HP) (PTI): A suspect has been taken into custody after a woman's partially burnt body was found in a forest near a police battalion camp in Himachal Pradesh's Sirmour district, police said.
The body of the woman, who is stated to be in her late 30s, was spotted in the dense forest of the Karaunde Wali Ghati area near Dhaula Kuan by locals on Wednesday morning. The identity of the deceased has not yet been established.
The accused in the case was taken into custody at Bata Bridge in Paonta Sahib on Wednesday evening following scanning of the CCTV footage of the area coupled with inputs from Haryana Police, police said.
According to police, the accused is a resident of Barara town in Ambala district of Haryana. A case of kidnapping has already been registered against him in Ambala.
Sirmour District Superintendent of Police Nischint Singh Negi said one person has been taken into custody following contact with Haryana Police.
Postmortem examination of the woman is scheduled to be conducted on Thursday at the Dr. Yashwant Singh Parmar Government Medical College at Nahan.
Police are currently investigating whether the woman was murdered in Barara itself, and if her body was subsequently dumped in the Paonta forest and set on fire.
