SIT denies allegations of threatening complainant in Dharmasthala mass burial case
Mangaluru: The Special Investigation Team (SIT) probing the Dharmasthala mass burial case has denied allegations that one of its officers, Manjunath Gowda, threatened the complainant and pressured him to withdraw his statement.
An SIT officer, speaking to The New Indian Express on condition of anonymity, said, “Nothing like this has happened. These are baseless allegations. However, we will look into it.”
The denial comes after a complaint was reportedly submitted to senior SIT officials by advocate Ananya Gowda, who is representing the complainant. In her complaint, she alleged that the incident took place on the night of August 1 at the SIT office in Belthangady. She accused Manjunath Gowda of recording a forced statement from the complainant on his mobile phone and coercing him to disown his complaint and implicate outsiders.
The advocate has also sought the officer’s removal from the investigation, stating that his continued presence could affect the complainant’s ability to speak freely.
The SIT has said it will examine the allegations.
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Drug peddler's property worth Rs 1 crore attached in Srinagar
Srinagar (PTI): Property worth Rs 1 crore belonging to a notorious drug peddler was on Saturday attached in Jammu and Kashmir's Srinagar, police said.
A double-storey house on eight marlas of land situated at Wantpora Eidgah, belonging to Basit Bilal Dar, a notorious drug peddler, valued at approximately Rs 1 crore, a police spokesperson said.
He said Dar is involved in two cases registered under various sections of the NDPS Act.
During investigation, it was established that the accused had acquired the said property through illicit proceeds generated from drug trafficking activities, the spokesperson said.
Consequently, the property was attached under the provisions of the NDPS Act. The attachment proceedings were conducted in the presence of the two independent witnesses, strictly in accordance with the prescribed legal procedures, he said.
As per the attachment order, the owner has been restrained from selling, leasing, transferring, altering, or creating any third-party interest in the property till further orders, the spokesperson added.
