The case originated in August 2025 when Chinnaiah, a former sanitation worker at the temple from 1995 to 2014, filed a complaint alleging the secret burial of over 200 unidentified bodies on temple grounds.
In Mangaluru, the Special Investigation Team (SIT) probing the Dharmasthala secret burial case has issued notices to activists directing them to appear before investigators for questioning on October 27.
Chief Investigating Officer Jitendra Kumar Dayama stated that the presence of these activists is essential for verifying facts and circumstances connected to the case, which was registered as 211/2025 at the Dharmasthala Police Station on July 4, 2025.
Accordingly, they have been directed to appear before the SIT office in Belthangady at 10:30 am on October 27, 2025.
Author's summary: SIT summons activists for questioning in Dharmasthala mass burial probe.