Excavation in Dharmasthala case stopped until FSL report: Home Minister Parameshwara
Bengaluru, Aug 18: Karnataka Home Minister Dr. G. Parameshwara on Monday responded in the Assembly to the Opposition’s allegations regarding the Dharmasthala case. He confirmed that during the Special Investigation Team’s (SIT) excavation work, one skeleton and a few human bones have been recovered so far.
“The Forensic Science Laboratory (FSL) report has not yet been received. Until the report comes, further excavation will remain suspended,” Parameshwara informed the House.
He clarified that, “So far, only excavation has been carried out. The actual investigation is yet to begin. The skull that the complainant had earlier submitted has also been sent to FSL. After we get the forensic report, the next stage of investigation will move forward. Several analyses, including DNA testing, need to be done.”
The Minister further said it is not possible to dig at every spot shown by the complainant. “It is up to the SIT to decide whether further excavation is required or not,” he added.
Responding to BJP MLA Sunil Kumar’s question on why the complainant had not been arrested, Parameshwara said, “There is a Witness Protection Act formed by the Central Government. The complainant had approached the District Magistrate, and as per the committee’s directions, security has been provided to him and his family. Hence, he cannot be arrested.”
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55-bed free palliative care centre to open near Bengaluru’s Nelamangala
Bengaluru: A new 55-bed palliative care centre for terminally ill patients, named the Nemmadi Centre for Palliative Care, will be inaugurated near Nelamangala on Sunday. The facility will offer all services completely free of cost.
According to a report published by Deccan Herald on Saturday, the centre has been set up by the Sukruthi Charitable Trust in collaboration with Rotary Bangalore Midtown. Around Rs 20 crore has been invested in the project, which will operate without a billing counter, ensuring that families do not have to pay for treatment.
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The centre will provide comprehensive palliative care, including medical support, counselling for patients and their families, and bereavement care. The facility aims to help families cope with the physical and emotional challenges of caring for terminally ill patients.
“A cornerstone of the project was the generous donation of land by former MLC E Krishnappa, which made the centre possible,” DH quoted Palani Loganathan as saying.
The inauguration ceremony will be attended by Madhusudan Sai, founder of the Sri Madhusudan Sai Global Humanitarian Mission, Karnataka Health Minister Dinesh Gundu Rao and Rajya Sabha MP Dr C.N. Manjunath who also serves as the chief medical advisor to the centre will also be present, along with several senior government officials and healthcare leaders.
