‘How many such cases has Dharmasthala case probe officer handled?’ SC Adv.KV Dhananjay questions
Bengaluru: Supreme Court Advocate K V Dhananjay has raised serious concerns about the qualifications of the police officer appointed to investigate the Dharmasthala mass burial case complaint, questioning how many rape, murder, and body-exhumation cases the officer has handled in the past. “Does this officer possess the expertise required for a case of this scale and sensitivity, which the police department claims?” he asked.
In a press release, Dhananjay remarked that the alleged incident in Dharmasthala, where hundreds of rape and murder victims are said to have been buried, is unprecedented in the past 100 years of Indian judicial history. The officer appointed to lead the investigation is reportedly around 29 years old and serves as a Sub-Inspector at the Dharmasthala police station.
“How many similar cases involving rape, murder, and exhumation has this officer solved? Does the police department officially state that this officer is qualified for a case of this nature?” he reiterated.
Dhananjay stressed that if the government genuinely cares about public concern, it must issue a clear statement about the credentials of the appointed investigation officer. Only after this clarification should discussions on the investigation’s progress continue, he asserted.
The advocate also provided a timeline of developments in the case, the complainant’s legal team publicly announced their intent to file a complaint on June 22, 2025. The complaint was submitted to the Dakshina Kannada police on July 3. That very night, a revised version of the complaint was made public. The FIR was officially registered on July 4, and its updated version was also released to the public, Dhananjay said.
He further pointed out that even in Bengaluru, where murder investigations are handled by experienced officers, only 9 out of every 100 cases result in conviction. His team studied judgments from Bengaluru’s Sessions Courts over the past seven years and concluded that conviction rates remain alarmingly low despite expertise, raising concerns over entrusting such a grave case to a relatively junior officer.
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PM Modi is controlled by Donald Trump, wants to do the same in TN: Rahul Gandhi
Ranipet (Tamil Nadu) (PTI): Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Saturday alleged that Prime Minister Narendra Modi was being "controlled" by US President Donald Trump and that the PM wanted the AIADMK to capture power so that he could control Tamil Nadu Chief Minister.
Also, he claimed that the prime minister "handed out our energy security and gave away our data, besides selling our farmers and small and medium industries."
"You saw yesterday (in Parliament) the face of Prime Minister Narendra Modi completely lacking confidence," Rahul said on the delimitation bill.
"He (PM) could not even face the opposition. He was sitting sideways. And the reason is, he is controlled by the United States. He signed the India-US deal that sold our country out," Rahul said while addressing an election rally here.
He further said, "Today, if Donald Trump tells Modi to jump, Modi jumps. If Donald Trump tells Modi to lie down, Modi lies down. Why? Because Donald Trump controls Modi fully. How does he control him? He controls through the Epstein files. He controls him because he knows Modi's financial systems and understands Modi's link with Adani," the Congress leader alleged.
Just as he was being controlled by Trump, Modi wanted to do the same to the chief minister of Tamil Nadu. "That is why he wants to put AIADMK in power in TN," Rahul said.
The Union government had rejected references to PM Modi in the latest Jeffrey Epstein case files, describing it as “little more than trashy ruminations by a convicted criminal that deserves to be dismissed with the utmost contempt”.
