Man confesses to burying bodies of girls, women who were raped

IN a spine-chilling revelation, a Dalit man, a former sanitation employee with the Dharmasthala temple administration, has confessed to the Dakshina Kannada police that he was forced to burn and bury the bodies of several women, including schoolgirls, who were raped and murdered in Dharmasthala and surrounding areas between 1998 and 2014.

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The person claimed that he has come forward after almost a decade now due to remorse and to ensure justice for the rape-and-murder victims. Dakshina Kannada SP Arun K told TNIE that a case has been registered at the Dharmasthala police station based on the complaint on July 3 under Section 211(a) of the BNS. "The person has requested not to reveal his identity and after obtaining necessary permission from the court, we registered a c