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Mangaluru: A case has been registered against advocate Manjunath N for spreading false information regarding the ongoing SIT operations in the Dharmasthala 'mass burials' case.
According to a complaint filed by Raghuram Shetty (44), a resident of Dharmasthala in Belthangady, advocate Manjunath N issued a false press release on July 30, concerning the ongoing SIT-led exhumation of bodies. The release allegedly contained unauthorised information that could disturb public peace and create fear, thereby causing confusion among the public.
Based on the complaint, Belthangady Police registered a case under Sections 353(1)(b) and 353(2) of the BNS. Further legal action will follow.
Manjunath had represented Sujatha Bhat, mother of Ananya Bhat who allegedly went missing in Dharmasthala in 2003, when Sujatha had met Dakshina Kannada SP to submit a complaint on July 15.