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.
Excavation efforts in Dharmasthala led by SIT faced delays on Tuesday after water seepage turned the dig site into a flooded pit. This location, the 13th identified by an anonymous informant, showed no skeletal remains even after 14 feet of digging.
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
