The Belthangady court has once again postponed its order on taking cognisance of the SIT report in the Dharmasthala case to January 3, 2026. The report alleges false complaints and fabrication of evidence by multiple accused.
A court has remanded the complainant in the Dharmasthala case to 14 days of judicial custody. He has been taken to Shivamogga jail following the order.
A Mangaluru court has extended SIT custody of complainant C N Chinnaiah, who alleged murders and secret burials in Dharmasthala, till September 6. Villagers have offered fresh inputs to guide investigators to suspected burial sites.
Dharmasthala mass burial case took a turn when the complainant witness admitted in Belthangady court that the skull he produced was not from the buried body, after which SIT officials immediately took him into custody.
