<p>Mangaluru: An individual, who had filed a complaint confessing to his involvement in the burial of bodies and the know-how of many heinous crimes in Dharmasthala village, appeared before the Belthangady court along with his advocates on Friday evening. </p><p>It is said that he has given his statement before the Belthangady Principal Civil Judge and JMFC Sandesh K. </p> .<p>The issue first gained attention when a letter from advocates Ojaswi Gowda and Sachin Deshpande, stating that their client intended to approach Dharmasthala Police Station with information related to crimes in the area, was circulated widely on social media.</p><p>The individual had said that he had developed a 'guilty conscience' and intended to disclose all heinous crimes that took place in Dharmasthala on June 22.</p> .<p>Later, a complaint was submitted on July 3. Based on the complaint and after obtaining the court's permission, the Dharmasthala police had registered a case.</p><p>Advocates Ojaswi Gowda and Sachin Deshpande in a release said that the individual's statements were recorded under Section 183 of BNSS. "The complainant had asked any one of us should be present in the Court while he makes his statements to the Court. </p><p>"He is illiterate, has never been to a court before and had expressed serious difficulty with the process. We clearly informed the Court about this aspect. However, the Court did not agree to the presence of the Advocates and commenced the recording of the Complainant's statements in our absence."</p> .<p>Further, they said complainant in the Dharmasthala mass burials case has been duly granted cover and protection under the Witness Protection Scheme,2018 and the complainant has expressed his gratitude to the judiciary, DK police and Karnataka government.</p>
<p>Mangaluru: An individual, who had filed a complaint confessing to his involvement in the burial of bodies and the know-how of many heinous crimes in Dharmasthala village, appeared before the Belthangady court along with his advocates on Friday evening. </p><p>It is said that he has given his statement before the Belthangady Principal Civil Judge and JMFC Sandesh K. </p> .<p>The issue first gained attention when a letter from advocates Ojaswi Gowda and Sachin Deshpande, stating that their client intended to approach Dharmasthala Police Station with information related to crimes in the area, was circulated widely on social media.</p><p>The individual had said that he had developed a 'guilty conscience' and intended to disclose all heinous crimes that took place in Dharmasthala on June 22.</p> .<p>Later, a complaint was submitted on July 3. Based on the complaint and after obtaining the court's permission, the Dharmasthala police had registered a case.</p><p>Advocates Ojaswi Gowda and Sachin Deshpande in a release said that the individual's statements were recorded under Section 183 of BNSS. "The complainant had asked any one of us should be present in the Court while he makes his statements to the Court. </p><p>"He is illiterate, has never been to a court before and had expressed serious difficulty with the process. We clearly informed the Court about this aspect. However, the Court did not agree to the presence of the Advocates and commenced the recording of the Complainant's statements in our absence."</p> .<p>Further, they said complainant in the Dharmasthala mass burials case has been duly granted cover and protection under the Witness Protection Scheme,2018 and the complainant has expressed his gratitude to the judiciary, DK police and Karnataka government.</p>