Mangaluru: Amid twists and turns in the Dharmasthala alleged ‘mass burials’ case, the Enforcement Directorate (ED) has launched a preliminary investigation into the possibility of foreign funds being used to incite communal tension by exploiting the controversy surrounding the episode. Officials confirmed that the probe has been initiated under the Foreign Exchange Management Act (FEMA)….
Dharmasthala: Hundreds of JD-S (Janata Dal – Secular) party workers, led by former Ministers S.R. Mahesh and C.S. Puttaraju, yesterday took out a car rally to Shri Kshetra Dharmasthala and extended their solidarity with Dharmasthala Dharmadhikari Dr. D. Veerendra Heggade, in the backdrop of stinging allegations against the shrine, infamous as ‘Dharmasthala Mass Burial Case’…
Mysore/Mysuru: Home Minister Dr. G. Parameshwara has clarified that there is no need to hand over the conspiracy case against Dharmasthala Temple to the National Investigation Agency (NIA), as demanded by the Opposition BJP and JD(S). Speaking to reporters yesterday at Southern Star Hotel in city, he responded to demands from BJP and JD(S) leaders…
Bengaluru: State BJP President B.Y. Vijayendra has announced to take out ‘Dharmasthala Chalo’ on Sept. 1, to exert pressure on CM Siddaramaiah, to hand over Dharmasthala ‘mass burial’ case to National Investigation Agency (NIA). Addressing media persons here yesterday, Vijayendra said, the Government should hand over the complete probe, including the charges made by the…
Dharmasthala: Special Investigation Team (SIT) probing into Dharmasthala ‘Mass Burial’ case, this morning conducted a search at the residence of activist Mahesh Shetty Timarody, near Ujire here. The SIT personnel, armed with a Search Warrant, raided the house of Timarody and carried out an extensive search, in the presence of Timarody’s family members, to gather…
JD(S) car and bike rally to Dharmasthala today Mysore/Mysuru: Former Minister and senior JD(S) leader S.R. Mahesh has demanded the arrest of all those behind ‘Mask Man’ Chinnaiah, the complainant in the Dharmasthala ‘mass burial’ case. Speaking at a press conference in Mysuru yesterday, Mahesh said that the Government must act against those attempting to…
Tumakuru: Former Congress Minister K.N. Rajanna has come down heavily on his own party for the initial handling of the Dharmasthala case, alleging that using an unrelated skull to defame the revered shrine of Hindus was a deliberate attempt to tarnish the sacred site’s reputation at the national level. Addressing reporters in city yesterday, Rajanna…
Forensic report exposes skull’s origin; Delhi link emerges; secret meetings suspected Mangaluru/Mandya: The mystery surrounding the skull brought by C.N. Chinnaiah (Mask Man) in the alleged Dharmasthala ‘mass burial’ has finally seen a breakthrough. The Special Investigation Team (SIT), which has kept the masked suspect in custody for the past ten days, is now unearthing…
Bengaluru: Even as the Dharmasthala ‘mass burial’ case continues to fuel a war of words between the ruling Congress and Opposition BJP-JD(S) combine, Union Minister Pralhad Joshi alleged that the controversy is an attack on the religious sentiments of crores of Hindus. In a post on X (formerly Twitter), Joshi accused the Congress Government in…
Mangaluru: In an interesting turn to the alleged Dharmasthala ‘mass burial’ case, where allegations were made about the burial of a number of unidentified bodies, the Special Investigation Team (SIT) officials today arrested ‘Mask Man’, the complainant, on charges of providing false information. The ‘Mask Man’, who has been identified as C.N. Chinnaiah by the…
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