Chief of the Special Investigation Team (SIT) for the Dharmasthala mass burial case Pronab Mohanty arrived at the SIT office in Belthangady on Saturday afternoon.

Dakshina Kannada Superintendent of Police K. Arun has warned that strict legal action will be taken against individuals spreading false or misleading information about police operations. He said that while everyone has the right to comment on issues, spreading unverified information that distorts facts would attract legal consequences.

The SIT probing allegations of multiple burials at Dharmasthala in Karnataka has issued summons to three activists--Mahesh Shetty Thimarody, T Jayanth, and Girish Mattannavar--requiring their appearance on Monday.

The Surathkal police have arrested four persons in connection with a knife attack on two youngsters following a trivial dispute.

Amid the investigation of the Dharmasthala mass burial case by the Special Investigation Team (SIT) appointed by the government, the Dharmasthala Gram Panchayat has issued a statement that it has no records in relation to the payment made to the KS Hegde Medical Academy Hospital, Mangaluru, to keep unidentified bodies in the hospital mortuary.

Mangaluru Police Commissioner Sudheer Reddy has issued a stern warning to citizens, cautioning that those seen associating with individuals involved in criminal cases will also face police action.

Police have registered a case against two men for allegedly threatening and extorting firecrackers from shop owners in Bajpe. The accused have been identified as rowdy-sheeter Prashanth alias Pacchu, a suspect in the Fazil murder case of Mangalpet in Surathkal, and his associate Ashwith.

Southern Railway General Manager R.N. Singh has directed officials to make provisions for additional railway tracks at Mangaluru Central station to handle future growth in train traffic and ensure smoother operations.