Dharmasthala case | Complainant witness taken to alleged spot where bodies were buried

Mangaluru: The complainant witness showed Special Investigation Team (SIT) officials the site near the Netravathi bathing ghat in Dharmasthala where the bodies were reportedly buried on Monday.

The complainant witness covering his face was brought to the Netravathi bathing ghat area by SIT officials under tight police security.

He led the SIT officers into a forested area beside the Netravathi River. Three advocates accompanied the complainant witness to the spot.

He was earlier taken to SIT office in Belthangady. SIT officers including MN Anucheth, Jitendra Kumar Dayama, and CA Simon were present.

In fact, a complainant witness had appeared before the SIT team for the past two days at PWD IB in Mallikatte in Mangaluru as a part of recording his statements.

DGP (Internal Security Division) Pronab Mohanty, who is heading the Special Investigation Team (SIT) constituted by the government too had visited Mangaluru on Sunday.

The complaint pertaining to mass burial based on the complaint submitted by the witness complainant was registered at Dharmasthala police station on July 4. The State government had constituted SIT on July 19.