SIT names six in Dharmasthala case

THE Special Investigation Team (SIT) probing the alleged mass burial case has filed a report under Section 215 of BNSS at a Belthangady court, naming the 45-year-old witness-complainant and five others -- Mahesh Shetty Timarodi, Girish Mattannavar, Vittal Gowda, Jayant T and Sujatha Gowda -- as accused.

- DIVYA CUTINHO @ Mangaluru

Speaking on condition of anonymity, an officer associated with the investigation said the report consists of 3,923 pages. “The report has complete details from the witness-complainant’s initial allegations of mass burial, the perjury case and developments that have taken place till now. In the perjury case, the court is the aggrieved party and through this report submission, we are praying to court to initiate further proceedings under Section 379 of BNSS.