Advocate KV Dhananjay urges Kerala govt. to pass resolution regarding Dharmasthala mass burials case
Bengaluru: Stating that there are reasons that will become evident soon, noted Supreme Court advocate Dhananjay KV, on Wednesday issued a press statement that the Kerala government should pass a resolution in the state assembly that the Dharmasthala Mass Burial Case be investigated to the highest standard of honesty, integrity and competence.
The statement further urged the Kerala government to pass the resolution also stating that the Kerala Police will be afforded the opportunity to assist the aforesaid investigation.
This comes after the complainant in Dharmasthala mass burials case had submitted a detailed complaint to Supreme Court Advocate KV Dhananjay, along with copies of his Aadhaar card, voter ID registered in Dharmasthala-Belthangady, and an ID card issued by the Dharmasthala temple administration, to safeguard the truth in the event of his death or disappearance.
The advocate further recommended that the Kerala Police be allowed to assist in the ongoing investigation, which would require the state government to approach the Hon’ble Supreme Court of India. “It should do so without any delay,” Dhananjay stated in his letter, suggesting that the Kerala government may already be aware of certain crucial facts or could soon come to know of them.
Advocate KV Dhananjay
The case has come under national spotlight following a chilling confession made by a former sanitation worker affiliated with the Dharmasthala temple administration. The individual recently told Dakshina Kannada police that he was coerced into burning and burying the bodies of multiple women, including minor girls, who had allegedly been raped and murdered over a 16-year span.
The worker, whose identity is currently being protected, claimed to have buried more than 100 bodies in and around Dharmasthala under pressure from undisclosed perpetrators. On July 11, he submitted a sworn statement before the Belthangady court, even bringing a skeletal remain, which has since been handed over to authorities for forensic testing. The whistleblower has sought protection for himself and his family, fearing retaliation.
According to advocates Ojaswi Gowda and Sachin Deshpande, who are representing the complainant, the whistleblower also submitted photographic evidence of recently exhumed remains to the police.
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Two arrested in K'taka for assaulting minors, uploading CSAM content
Bengaluru (PTI): Two men were arrested for allegedly sexually assaulting two minor girls, recording the acts on mobile phones and uploading the videos online as child sexual abuse material, police said on Thursday.
The accused have been identified as Kiran Kumar (29), hailing from Chitradurga district, and Aditya M K (20), hailing from Shivamogga district, they said.
A probe was initiated after information was received from the NCRP portal regarding a suspected instance of creation of Child Sexual Abuse Material (CSAM) for online dissemination, police said.
Accordingly, a case was registered at Kaggalipura Police Station under relevant sections of the IT Act on May 10, they added.
Investigation revealed that two minor girl victims were exploited and videos were created and uploaded to the internet. The child victims have subsequently recorded their statements as per procedure and further necessary legal steps have been taken, Pronab Mohanty Director General of Police, Cyber Command, said in a statement.
Based on the statements of the victims, the accused persons, who allegedly assaulted the minors, recorded the acts on mobile phones and uploaded the videos online, were arrested, he said.
Following the probe, sections 65(2) (rape) and 70 (gangrape) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, along with relevant sections of the POCSO Act, have been added to the FIR, police said.
Officials collected relevant information and on May 12, arrested the accused persons and seized three mobile phones belonging to them, in which the videos had allegedly been recorded, he said.
The accused were later produced before the court and taken into police custody for further investigation, he added.
According to him, in CSAM cases, police usually apprehend offenders who have downloaded such content or have kept them in their possession after obtaining them from elsewhere, usually the internet.
"The present case is one of the very few instances where content creators and uploaders have been apprehended," Mohanty added.
