Fresh FIR against Murugha Mutt pontiff, six others in sexual abuse case
Mysuru: The Nazarbad Police filed FIRs late Thursday night against seven people, including Shivamurthy Murugha Sharanaru, for sexual abuse and abetting a crime under the POCSO Act.
A woman in Mysuru has complained to the Nazarbad police that the pontiff had abused her daughters when they were staying at the hostel of the Murugha Mutt in Chitradurga. She has said that the pontiff ‘regularly’ abused the girls sexually, till they reached puberty, said sources.
In her police complaint, the woman has said, “I started working in the Mutt six years ago and got my daughters admitted to Classes 3 and 1 at the school of the Mutt. My daughters were given rooms at the Mutt hostel itself. The pontiff sexually abused my daughters in 2019 and during the period of Covid-19 outbreak in 2020.”
She added in the complaint, “My daughters said that the pontiff would order the hostel warden Rashmi and the cook’s assistant Karibasava to lead him to them in the afternoons and use them for his pleasure. They said that this continued till they attained puberty.”
The mother informed the police that two girls aged 15 years and one each aged 14 years and 12 years, were also sexually abused by the pontiff.
“Since the Murugha Mutt pontiff was an influential person and since my daughters were minors, I was afraid to speak of this. Now, I sought the help of the NGO Odanadi Seva Samsthe to approach and file a complaint with Nazarbad Police,” said the woman.
Complaints have been registered against the pontiff, hostel warden Rashmi, Basavaditya, Basavalingappa, residents of Mysuru Gangadharayya and Paramashivayya, and the assistant cook Karibasava, sources added.
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Youngster, family members assaulted in Hubballi over alleged misconduct with girl; three injured
Hubballi: A youngster accused of misbehaving with a girl at a dance class and his family members were allegedly assaulted during a clash between two groups in Tumakuru Oni of Kamaripet area in Hubballi.
According to sources, a group confronted the youth, identified as Tilak, accusing him of behaving inappropriately with a girl at the dance class. The situation escalated after Tilak’s family members reached the spot and entered into an argument with the group.
As tensions grew, another group of around 50 to 60 people allegedly joined and attacked Tilak and his family members.
Three persons identified as Parashuram Nadiyada, Dileep Nadiyada and Tilak sustained serious injuries in the incident and were rushed to the Karnataka Institute of Medical Sciences (KIMS) Hospital in Hubballi for treatment.
The victims have alleged that they were mistaken to be Muslims and were also subjected to caste-based abuse during the assault.
Police from the Kamaripet station reached the spot, brought the situation under control and registered a case in this regard.
