Dharmasthala burial case: Human remains found

In a major breakthrough in the Dharmasthala mass burial case, the Special Investigation Team (SIT) on Thursday found partial human remains, including a few bones and broken skull pieces, during exhumation at the alleged burial site No. 6, identified by the whistleblower.

- Divya Coutinho @Mangaluru

"We found partial skeletal remains in spot 6, out of 13 sites marked by us. It is probably of a male body," sources in the SIT told TNIE. Officials said no skull was found but a few broken skull pieces and bones were recovered, and will be sent for forensic examination.