Mysuru: Leader of the Opposition R. Ashoka on Monday claimed that the anonymous complainant in the alleged mass murder case in Dharmasthala is backed by the Kerala government.

Speaking to the media in Mysuru, Ashoka said, “There is an invisible hand behind this, the Kerala government. Someone is deliberately complicating the case. The person making the allegation is a Muslim individual, and the entire background of this case seems to be rooted in Kerala.”

He questioned the connection between Dharmasthala and Kerala, pointing out that the case, whether a suicide or a murder, has already been handed over to a Special Investigation Team (SIT). “I welcome this decision, and even the Dharmasthala authorities have welcomed it. But I fear that tomorrow this so called progressive group will not even accept the SIT’s findings. If the report is in their favour, they’ll accept it, otherwise, they’ll call the investigation flawed,” Ashoka added.

“Let’s wait and watch whether this person will drop a bombshell or just a dud. This entire Dharmasthala episode is being widely discussed in Kerala. The conspiracy behind it will be revealed during the investigation, and I will respond more extensively after that,” he said.

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New Delhi (PTI): A 23-year-old woman was found dead in her house in Delhi's Prem Nagar area, with police suspecting it to be a case of suicide, an official said on Tuesday.

The deceased, identified as Anjali Singh, was found motionless in her room on Monday by her sister and her neighbour.

Police said her father, Vinod Kumar Singh (51), told them that he and his wife were away at work at the time of the incident, while their son and the other daughter were also not at home at the time of the incident.

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According to the family, the room in which Anjali was found was locked from the inside. The door was later forcibly opened by a neighbour and her sister with the help of a crowbar.

Her body was found lying on the bed inside the room, police said.

Preliminary inquiry revealed that Anjali had allegedly hanged herself using a piece of cloth tied to the ceiling fan.

It is suspected that the noose eventually might have loosened or torn off, resulting in her being found lying on the bed.

Family members informed the police that Anjali was a final-year student of a librarian science course from Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU). About a week ago, her final-year examination results were declared, and she had failed, following which she had been under depression, they said.

The family has not raised any allegation of foul play, police said, adding that no suicide note or external injury marks were found on the body during the initial inspection.

Inquest proceedings have been initiated in the matter as per the law. The body has been sent for post-mortem examination to ascertain the exact cause of death, and further investigation is underway, police added.