In the large development in the mass burial case in Karnataka, partial skeletal remains on site 6 in Dharmasthale were discovered during the exhance process. This is the first place in the ongoing investigation that reveals such evidence, said Hindustan Times.
The authorities confirmed this discovery and noted that the case was developing, added message.
Meanwhile, in Dharmasthale, safety in the Dakshin Kannada district was tightened, in the middle of witnesses’ safety and possible manipulation of evidence.
The case stems from the testimony of a former hygienic worker whose identity remains unpublished, who claimed that from 1995 to 2014 he was forced to be buried by several bodies in Dharmastole, some of whom, as he claimed, showed signs of sexual violence.
SIT begins the process of exhumation
On Tuesday, a special investigative team (SIT) began to exhume suspicious human remains in a wooded area near Ghat of Nonravati, in the middle of strict security after serious accusations of bulk funerals, the police said.
The operation started in the presence of the complainant, which previously determined specific places allegedly used for illegal funerals, they said.
Forensic specialists Dr. Jagadish Rao and Dr. Rashmi from KMC Hospital in Mangalur helped the team in scientific recovery of skeletal remains, according to the police. The place was marked during the initial inspection made on Monday.
The exhumation process soon began on Tuesday under the supervision of the auxiliary Commissioner Puttur Stella Varghese with the help of probably a dozen workers and continued to late afternoon.
There were also leaders of the officials, including the Deputy General of the Police (Recruitment) MN Anucheth, the investigating officer Jitendra Dayam and Beltangada TaSildar Prithvi Sanicam sits. Department of Income, Forest, Forensic, Anti-Naxal Forces, Internal Security and Local Police Department provided support and security.
From the districts of UDUPI, Dakshin Kannada and Uttara Kannada, twenty police staff were deployed to support investigations-including inspectors, sub-inspectors, main constable and constable.
(With agencies inputs and Hindustan Times)
(Tagstotranslate) Partial residues of skeletal
