Third FIR against Murugha Mutt pontiff filed
Chitradurga: A third FIR has been filed for violation of Juvenile Justice Act by Shivamurthy Murugha Sharanaru, pontiff of the Murugha Mutt, who is in judicial custody, facing charges of sexual assault of minor girls.
The fresh FIR was filed on Tuesday by Chitradurga Rural Police against the pontiff and three others, for housing two girls sans permission at the ladies’ hostel of the Murugha Mutt. It is learned that the FIR was filed under the Juvenile Justice Act.
The police filed the FIR following a complaint by the District Child Welfare Committee against the pontiff, who is president of the Murugha Mutt Trust, secretary Paramashivayya, hostel warden and manager of the adoption centre of the non-government organization Madilu, said sources.
The officers, who paid a recent visit investigating the running case under POCSO Act against the pontiff, had found two girls housed at the hostel of the Mutt without permission. They registered a case at the Rural Police Station for housing the girls without informing the Child Welfare Committee of the matter.
The case was registered with the legal advice of the Child Welfare Committee, sources said.
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Bengaluru man arrested for sharing misleading ‘zombie drug’ video
Bengaluru (PTI): A day after a video of a man seen in a disoriented state went viral on social media with claims that he was under the influence of a so-called “zombie drug”, police on Friday arrested a 29-year-old employee of a private firm here for uploading the “misleading” video.
Hemanth, a resident of Vidyaranyapura, was issued a notice to join the inquiry, police said.
Learning that the police were looking for him, he posted an apology on social media. He was later taken into custody, a senior police officer said.
A case has been registered against him under Sections 353(2), relating to statements conducing to public mischief, including spreading false information or rumours that could incite public disorder, and Section 352, dealing with intentional insult with intent to provoke breach of peace, among others, under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, police added.
After Hemanth uploaded the video, it quickly went viral on Thursday.
Later, police clarified that the man shown in a disoriented state in the video had not consumed any narcotic or psychotropic substance.
He was subjected to a medical examination, and the report confirmed that there was no trace of narcotic substances, Bengaluru police said.
The police also urged the public not to spread unverified or misleading information on social media platforms, as such content can create unnecessary panic and harm individuals’ reputations.
The footage, which circulated widely on social media, showed the man standing motionless. People claimed he might be under the influence of a synthetic “zombie drug” and raised concerns about its availability in the city.
An inquiry revealed that the individual seen in the video had come to Bengaluru in search of a livelihood and had been residing there for the past three months, police said, adding that further investigation is ongoing.
The police warned that strict action will be taken against persons found spreading false information or rumours.
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