Follow the law in Karnataka case
2 years, 3 months ago

Follow the law in Karnataka case

Hindustan Times  

It has been eight days since a prominent seer from Karnataka was booked by the police for allegedly sexually exploiting two minor girls who were a part of the mutt that was headed by the man and lived in an adjoining hostel. The two girls, aged 16 and 15, have told members of the state child welfare committee that they were sexually assaulted between January 1, 2019, and June 6, 2022, and have also detailed their ordeal in statements before a magistrate. The accused seer has received support from former chief minister BS Yediyurappa and a section of the state cabinet, including some ministers, who have suggested that the charges could be motivated and linked to a tussle for power in the religious institution. In this high-profile case, as with all others, adhering to standard investigation protocol without bias must be the priority so that faith in government institutions is not eroded.

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Law and order in Karnataka has collapsed under Congress govt: Ex-CM Jagadish Shettar
7 months ago

Law and order in Karnataka has collapsed under Congress govt: Ex-CM Jagadish Shettar

Hindustan Times  

Former Karnataka Chief Minister and BJP candidate from Belagavi, Jagadish Shettar, alleged on Friday that the law and order situation in the state has collapsed due to the mal-administration of the Congress government. Anjali, had reportedly rejected marriage proposal of Girish, who was in love with her.Girish had allegedly threatened to kill the victim in the same manner as a …

Karnataka govt to probe factors for repeated attacks on young women
7 months, 1 week ago

Karnataka govt to probe factors for repeated attacks on young women

Hindustan Times  

With opposition BJP targeting the Congress government in Karnataka alleging deterioration of law and order situation, following the murder of a young woman in Hubballi, Home Minister G Parameshwara on Friday said he was reviewing lapses on part of the police and other factors that may have led to such repeated incidents. Karnataka govt to probe factors for repeated attacks …

SC directs Karnataka govt to form panel to look into SJM mutt affairs
9 months, 3 weeks ago

SC directs Karnataka govt to form panel to look into SJM mutt affairs

Hindustan Times  

In a significant development regarding the administration of the Sri Jagadguru Murugharajendra mutt, the Supreme Court has intervened by issuing an interim order directing the Karnataka government to form a panel to oversee the mutt affairs. The case was registered against Sharanaru at the Nazarbad police station in Mysuru The apex court issued a notice to the Karnataka state government …

Conduct of Chitradurga special court judge in Murugha Mutt seer’s case amounts to contempt, says High Court of Karnataka
1 year, 1 month ago

Conduct of Chitradurga special court judge in Murugha Mutt seer’s case amounts to contempt, says High Court of Karnataka

The Hindu  

The conduct of the judge of the special court for Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act cases in Chitradurga district in issuing non-bailable warrant against Shivamurthy Murugha Sharanaru, seer of Murugarajendra Bruhan Mutt, “amounts to contempt of court for blatantly violating High Court’s orders”, observed the High Court of Karnataka on Tuesday. The High Court also questioned the conduct …

State Should Leave Religious Institutions To Solve Their Problems On Their Own: Karnataka High Court Removes Administrator For Mutt
1 year, 7 months ago

State Should Leave Religious Institutions To Solve Their Problems On Their Own: Karnataka High Court Removes Administrator For Mutt

Live Law  

The Karnataka High Court has quashed a Government Order which appointed an Administrator to run the affairs of Sri Jagadguru Murugharajendra Bruhan Mutt at Chitradurga. As of necessity, it should leave religious institutions to solve their problems on their own by appropriate measures, such as community mediation/conciliation or judicial process, of course subject to all just exceptions,” it said. It …

Prominent mutt’s poll sway under lens as key seer face rape charges
1 year, 7 months ago

Prominent mutt’s poll sway under lens as key seer face rape charges

Hindustan Times  

Bengaluru Political leaders started to visit mutts to seek blessings ahead of Karnataka elections. In Chitradurga in central Karnataka, the sexual assault allegations against prominent Lingayat seer Shivamurthy Murugha Sharanaru have, however, cast a looming shadow over the political influence of the Murugha mutt. After the arrest of Shivamurthy Sharanaru, Davangere-based Virakta Mutt seer Basavaprabhu was appointed the in-charge pontiff …

Court restrains jailed seer from interfering in mutt activities
2 years ago

Court restrains jailed seer from interfering in mutt activities

Hindustan Times  

Exercising powers under the Religious Institutions Act, 1988, Chitradurga second additional and sessions court judge B K Komala on Thursday ordered Sri Jagadguru Murugharajendra Mutt pontiff Shivamurthy Sharanaru not to interfere with any affairs of SJM mutt or SJM educational institutions. Shivamurthy Sharanaru, facing two Pocso cases, is in judicial custody since September 2. The SJM mutt pontiff, facing two …

Karnataka: Fresh case against Murugha Mutt pontiff under Juvenile Justice Act
2 years, 2 months ago

Karnataka: Fresh case against Murugha Mutt pontiff under Juvenile Justice Act

Hindustan Times  

The Chitradurga rural police in Karnataka on Wednesday registered a fresh FIR against Sri Jagadguru Murugharajendra Mutt erstwhile pontiff, Shivamurthy Murugha Sharana and four others under the Juvenile Justice Act for allegedly keeping orphan children at the mutt without informing officials for years, officials said. Sri Jagadguru Murugharajendra Mutt erstwhile pontiff, Shivamurthy Murugha Sharana is currently in jail for allegedly …

Another case against Karnataka's Lingayat seer Shivamurthy for sexually assaulting minor girls
2 years, 2 months ago

Another case against Karnataka's Lingayat seer Shivamurthy for sexually assaulting minor girls

India Today  

Shivamurthy Murugha Sharanaru, the Lingayat seer from Karnataka who was earlier arrested in a rape case, has once again been accused of sexually assaulting four minor girls. This is the second case filed against the seer under the Protection of Children Against Sexual Offences Act for sexually assaulting minor girls living in the hostel run by the ashram. SEER ARRESTED …

K'taka Police to take rape-accused Lingayat seer to crime scene today, interrogation likely
2 years, 3 months ago

K'taka Police to take rape-accused Lingayat seer to crime scene today, interrogation likely

India Today  

Shivamurthy Murugha Sharanaru, the Lingayat seer from Karnataka who is accused of raping minor girls, is likely to be taken to mutt today, August 4. DySP Anil Kumar will take Shivamurthy Murugha Sharanaru to the crime spot. WHAT IS THE CASE: Lingayat mutt seer Shivamurthy Murugha Sharanaru has been booked in an alleged sexual assault case involving minors. The Mysuru …

Watch | Rape-accused Karnataka seer takes to wheelchair on way to cop’s office
2 years, 3 months ago

Watch | Rape-accused Karnataka seer takes to wheelchair on way to cop’s office

Hindustan Times  

Sri Murugha Mutt's Shivamurthy Murugha Sharanaru, a top religious leader of Karnataka's influential Lingayat community and now an accused in a child sexual abuse case, was on Friday taken to the deputy superintendent of police office in Challakere in a wheelchair after his medical examination was conducted at a district hospital in the southern state. In a video shared by …

Seer accused of sexually abusing minor girls arrested in Karnataka
2 years, 3 months ago

Seer accused of sexually abusing minor girls arrested in Karnataka

Deccan Chronicle  

CHITRADURGA : Chief pontiff of Murugha Math Shivamurthy Murugha Sharanaru was arrested for alleged sexual abuse of high school girls and sent to judicial custody for 14 days, police said. He was taken into custody by the police following an interrogation, sources said soon after the arrest on Thursday, adding that due procedures were followed later in the night. The …

Karnataka Lingayat seer accused of raping minor arrested, sent to 14-day judicial custody
2 years, 3 months ago

Karnataka Lingayat seer accused of raping minor arrested, sent to 14-day judicial custody

India Today  

Accused of raping minor girls, Lingayat seer Shivamurthy Murugha Sharanaru has been booked under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act by the Karnataka Police and sent to 14-day judicial custody. #WATCH | Karnataka | Shivamurthy Murugha Sharanaru, the chief pontiff of Sri Murugha Mutt brought to Chitradurga district jail after he was sent to 14-day judicial custody in …

Rape-accused Lingayat seer seeks pre-arrest bail amid outrage in Karnataka
2 years, 3 months ago

Rape-accused Lingayat seer seeks pre-arrest bail amid outrage in Karnataka

India Today  

Shivamurthy Murugha Sharanaru, the chief pontiff of Jagadguru Murugarajendra Vidyapeetha mutt in Karnataka's Chitradurga, who was booked under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act for allegedly sexually assaulting minor girls, has sought pre-arrest bail and a local court will hear the plea tomorrow. The case against the Lingayat seer was first registered by a child welfare committee in …

Parties downplaying Pocso case against Lingayat seer with eye on Karnataka polls?
2 years, 3 months ago

Parties downplaying Pocso case against Lingayat seer with eye on Karnataka polls?

India Today  

Ever since Shivamurthy Murugha Sharanaru, the pontiff of a prominent Lingayat mutt in Chitradurga district of Karnataka, was booked along with four others, on charges of sexual assault of two teen-aged girls six days ago, the ruling BJP government as well as the Opposition parties have gone into a tizzy. Former chief minister and Lingayat leader, BS Yediyurappa, however, has …

Lingayat mutt hostel warden detained in rape case against seer
2 years, 3 months ago

Lingayat mutt hostel warden detained in rape case against seer

India Today  

The chief warden of Murugha mutt hostel in Karnataka's Chitradurga has been detained by the Karnataka Police in a rape case involving Lingayat seer Shivamurthy Murugha Sharanaru. This is the first detention in the case registered against the chief pontiff of the Lingayat mutt for the alleged sexual abuse of minors. India Today's @sagayrajp gets us all the details.#ITVideo| @PoulomiMSaha …

Lookout notice issued against rape-accused Lingayat seer Shivamurthy Murugha Sharanaru
2 years, 3 months ago

Lookout notice issued against rape-accused Lingayat seer Shivamurthy Murugha Sharanaru

India Today  

The Karnataka Police has issued a lookout notice against Lingayat seer Shivamurthy Murugha Sharanaru, accused in an alleged sexual assault case involving minors. India Today's @sagayrajp gets us all the latest updates.#ITVideo| @PoulomiMSaha pic.twitter.com/M83m7UWnHE — IndiaToday September 1, 2022 Shivamurthy Murugha Sharanaru is the chief pontiff of a prominent Lingayat mutt in Karnataka's Chitradurga. Amid protests calling for the seer's …

Karnataka BJP leader slams his party over inaction against rape-accused Lingayat seer
2 years, 3 months ago

Karnataka BJP leader slams his party over inaction against rape-accused Lingayat seer

India Today  

BJP MLC Vishwanath has demanded the arrest of a Lingayat seer accused of raping minor girls. The BJP leader hit out at his party, alleging that the politicians’ statements are protecting Lingayat mutt seer Shivamurthy Murugha Sharanaru. Lingayat mutt seer Shivamurthy Murugha Sharanaru has been booked in an alleged sexual assault case involving minors. Here’s a timeline of the events …

Murugha Mutt Seer Shivamurthy Shivamurthy Sharanaru Moves Chitradurga Court Seeking Anticipatory Bail In Sexual Assault Case Involving Minors
2 years, 3 months ago

Murugha Mutt Seer Shivamurthy Shivamurthy Sharanaru Moves Chitradurga Court Seeking Anticipatory Bail In Sexual Assault Case Involving Minors

Live Law  

Additional District and Sessions Judge at Karnataka's Chitradurga on Monday issued notice to the prosecution and others in the anticipatory bail application filed by Dr. Shivamurthy Murugha Sharanaru, the pontiff of Murugha Mutt of Chitradurga, accused of sexually abusing two minor girls staying in the hostels run by the Mutt. The accused had approached the court after the police charged …

Conspiracy by people in his mutt: Ex-Karnataka CM Yediyurappa backs seer accused of abusing minors
2 years, 3 months ago

Conspiracy by people in his mutt: Ex-Karnataka CM Yediyurappa backs seer accused of abusing minors

India Today  

Former Karnataka Chief Minister, S Yediyurappa, backed Muruga Rajendra Swami, who was accused of sexually assaulting a minor girl, and alleged that it was a conspiracy against the seer by people within the mutt. On Monday, Shivamurthy Murugha Sharanaru, a prominent Lingayat mutt seer, was detained after he was booked for sexually assaulting minors in Karnataka. After this, BJP leader …

Chitradurga Murugha mutt seer detained in POCSO case; Bommai refuses to comment
2 years, 3 months ago

Chitradurga Murugha mutt seer detained in POCSO case; Bommai refuses to comment

Hindustan Times  

The Chitradurga Police on Monday detained Murugha Mutt seer Shivamurthy Sharanaru after two girls accused him of sexual assault. Karnataka chief minister Basavaraj Bommai on Sunday declined to comment on the allegations against the seer and the case as “the investigation is on”. They will investigate and the truth will come out.” The girls are said to have approached ‘Odanadi …

No need to fear, says rape-accused Lingayat seer Shivamurthy
2 years, 3 months ago

No need to fear, says rape-accused Lingayat seer Shivamurthy

India Today  

Rape-accused Lingayat seer Shivamurthy Murugha Sharanaru was booked for sexually assaulting minors in Karnataka. The Mysuru City Police have registered an FIR against Shivamurthy Murugha Sharanaru after a complaint was filed on behalf of two minors. The case was registered by the warden of Muruga Mutt at Chitradurga rural police station under IPC Sec 354,504,506,363, & u/s 120. Parashuram, superintendent …

Not appropriate to comment: Karnataka CM on POCSO case against seer
2 years, 3 months ago

Not appropriate to comment: Karnataka CM on POCSO case against seer

Hindustan Times  

Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai on Sunday said it is not appropriate to comment on the POCSO case registered against Murugha Mutt seer Shivamurthy Murugha Sharanaru of Chitradurga, as it is under investigation. A POCSO case was registered against Murugha Mutt seer Shivamurthy Murugha Sharanaru of Chitradurga in Karnataka reacting to which former state CM HD Kumaraswamy on Saturday said, …

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