Over 40 women activists, including Arundhati Nag and Kavita Lankesh, have urged Sonia Gandhi to intervene in the Dharmasthala murders case, accusing Congress leaders of trivialising victims’ lives and undermining the SIT probe. They demanded accountability, justice, and restraint from political interference.
Karnataka CM Siddaramaiah dismissed opposition demands for an NIA probe into alleged rapes and burials in Dharmasthala, saying the SIT has been given full freedom to investigate. He accused BJP and JD(S) of politicising the issue despite initially welcoming the SIT inquiry
SIT has taken arrested witness-complainant C N Chinnayya to undisclosed locations, including Bengaluru, for spot mahazars linked to alleged rapes, murders, and burials in Dharmasthala over the past two decades. Documents were seized during the investigation
Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar alleged a “major conspiracy” in the Dharmasthala case, calling it baseless and urging a professional investigation. He stressed respect for all religions and dismissed claims of political interference while cautioning against media narratives
Union Minister Pralhad Joshi accused CM Siddaramaiah of shifting stance in the Dharmasthala case, alleging irresponsibility after SIT-led excavations, ordered by the government, yielded no evidence of the alleged buried bodies.
In a major turn in the Dharmasthala illegal burial case, a whistleblower guided the SIT to suspected grave sites near the Netravati river. The team marked multiple locations and began scientific verification, with excavation expected to follow soon
