SIT

The SIT formed to investigate the mysterious death of Assamese cultural icon Zubeen Garg in Singapore filed its chargesheet on Friday, calling the death...

The SIT also named six individuals Chinnayya (A1), Mahesh Shetty Timrodi, Girish Mattannanavar, Jayanth, Vitthal Gowda, and Sujatha Bhatt, as accused. It also sought more time to conclude the investigation. The SIT, in its preliminary probe gave a clean chit to the Dharmasthala authorities.

The CM said that the SIT will soon submit a “watertight chargesheet” and claimed that the motive behind Garg’s killing will “shock the people of the state.”

The SIT report names the sanitation worker, who was the first to fuel the hoax about mass burials in the temple town. Besides him, formal charges were filed against 5 other 'activists'. hey include Mahesh Shetty Timarodi, Girish Mattannavar, Vittal Gowda, Jayant T, and Sujatha Gowda.

It was discovered that some individuals in remote villages such as Manoharthana and Dangipura were selling their bank accounts and identity documents to other people for small amounts of money.

The SIT, formed after the directions of the Kerala High Court, has been probing two cases relating to the theft of gold from the Dwarapalaka idols and the loss of gold from the Sreekovil door frames at Sabarimala temple.

To bring the situation under control, police had to fire several rounds in the air and use tear gas shells to disperse the mob.

The SIT has been asked to complete its probe within a month and to refrain from interacting with the media or the public during the investigation.