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 Mysuru on August 26, on behalf of the minor girls who left the mutt hostel in July. READ | No need to fear, says rape-accused Lingayat seer Shivamurthy Over the last three days, protests have intensified in Chitradurga calling for strict action and arrest of the seer accused of sexually assaulting minor girls. 10) The Karnataka government as well as the opposition parties are unable to take a public stand on the Lingayat seer Shivamurthy Murugha Sharanaru issue, fearing repercussions in the coming Assembly elections.

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Karnataka: BJP MLC CT Ravi Walks Out Of Prison On Bail, Says ‘Treated Like Terrorist, Arrested Without Proof’
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3 days, 23 hours ago

Karnataka: BJP MLC CT Ravi Walks Out Of Prison On Bail, Says ‘Treated Like Terrorist, Arrested Without Proof’

ABP News  

BJP MLC CT Ravi, who was arrested on Thursday for his "derogatory" remarks against minister Lakshmi Hebbalkar, was granted interim bail on Friday by the Karnataka high court. After getting the relief, the BJP leader said he was arrested in a "false" case and that he was treated like a "terrorist". Following the Karnataka HC's order, Ravi's son Swarthak Surya …

Karnataka High Court provides interim relief to HD Kumaraswamy, son Nikhil
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Karnataka High Court provides interim relief to HD Kumaraswamy, son Nikhil

India Today  

The Karnataka High Court passed an interim order and directed the police not to take any action against Union minister HD Kumaraswamy and his son Nikhil Kumaraswamy. The Union minister and his son, who is the Janata Dal candidate for the Channapatna assembly seat by-election, moved the court over an FIR registered against them by a senior police officer of …

Karnataka High Court grants bail to man who surrendered to police to protect the actual accused in Darshan case
2 months, 4 weeks ago

Karnataka High Court grants bail to man who surrendered to police to protect the actual accused in Darshan case

The Hindu  

The High Court of Karnataka has granted bail to a 27-year-old man who had surrendered to the police, in place of the actual accused, by accepting ₹5 lakh as consideration for owning up the offence in the Renukaswamy murder case; film actor Darshan is a main accused in the case. This is the first instance of bail granted to any …

Munirathna arrested in rape case moments after release from jail
3 months ago

Munirathna arrested in rape case moments after release from jail

New Indian Express  

BENGALURU: BJP MLA Munirathna was arrested by a team of the Ramanagara police in connection with a rape case on Friday morning, immediately after he stepped out of the Bengaluru Central Prison in Parappana Agrahara. Soon, he was arrested and taken to the Kaggalipura police station in connection with the rape case filed against him by a 40-year-old social worker …

Karnataka: Srikanth Pujari granted bail by Hubballi Court in 1992 violence case
11 months, 2 weeks ago

Karnataka: Srikanth Pujari granted bail by Hubballi Court in 1992 violence case

India TV News  

The Hubballi High Court on Friday granted bail to right-wing activist Srikanth Pujari, who was accused in riots after the Babri Masjid demolition in 1992. Pujari's lawyer Sanjeev Badasaka said, "If the Court passes an order in our favour then he may be released tomorrow evening.The matter has been posted for bail orders.Today by 2 pm, the Court will release …

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 …

Lingayat Mutt Sex Scandal: Audio of Survivors Being 'Tutored' Against Seer Surfaces
2 years, 1 month ago

Lingayat Mutt Sex Scandal: Audio of Survivors Being 'Tutored' Against Seer Surfaces

News 18  

The Karnataka Police have booked an FIR in connection with “tutoring and provoking” victims to file a case of sexual harassment against rape accused Shivamurthy Murugha Sharanaru. The in-charge seer of Murugha Mutt, Basavaprabhu Swamiji has filed a complaint against Basavarajendra, a resident of the Junjanawadi village in Belagavi district; mother of one the victims, who is the complainant in …

Politician Shrikant Tyagi released on bail from Noida jail
2 years, 2 months ago

Politician Shrikant Tyagi released on bail from Noida jail

India TV News  

Shrikant Tiyagi released: Politician Shrikant Tyagi, who was arrested in August for assaulting a woman in a Noida society, was released on bail Thursday, a senior police officer said. Tyagi was lodged in the Luksar jail in Greater Noida since August 9, and was granted bail by the Allahabad High Court two days ago. Justice Surendra Singh granted him bail …

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 …

Lingayat seer rape victim's family files complaint against ex-official of Muruga mutt
2 years, 3 months ago

Lingayat seer rape victim's family files complaint against ex-official of Muruga mutt

India Today  

The family member of one of the girls who alleged that Lingayat seer Shivamurthy Murugha Sharanaru sexually assaulted them registered a complaint on Sunday against former MLA and Muruga mutt former administrator SK Basavarajan. The girl’s uncle, Tippeswamy, registered a complaint at the Chitradurga rural police station against Basavarajan and said he conspired with his wife Sowbhagya against the seer. …

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 …

Arrested for sexually assaulting minors, Karnataka Lingayat mutt chief complains of chest pain, admitted
2 years, 3 months ago

Arrested for sexually assaulting minors, Karnataka Lingayat mutt chief complains of chest pain, admitted

India Today  

Shivamurthy Murugha Sharanaru, the Lingayat seer from Karnataka who was arrested in a rape case, was admitted to a hospital after complaining of chest pain. 1) Shivamurthy Murugha Sharanaru, the chief pontiff of Jagadguru Murugarajendra Vidyapeetha mutt in Karnataka's Chitradurga, was booked under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act for allegedly sexually assaulting minor girls. READ | Rape-accused …

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 …

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 …

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 …

Tales of friendship, jealousy, love and corruption: The story behind Lingayat seer rape expose
2 years, 3 months ago

Tales of friendship, jealousy, love and corruption: The story behind Lingayat seer rape expose

India Today  

Digging deep into the alleged case of rape against Lingayat seer Shivamurthy Murugha Sharanaru, India Today found out a story of love, jealousy, corruption and broken ties. Here's a report on how two childhood friends — Lingayat seer Shivamurthy Murugha Sharanaru and former administrator of Karnataka’s Muruga mutt, SK Basavarajan — turned from each other’s confidants to foes. A case …

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 …

Protests erupt in Karnataka as rape-accused Lingayat seer returns to mutt, says no need to fear
2 years, 3 months ago

Protests erupt in Karnataka as rape-accused Lingayat seer returns to mutt, says no need to fear

India Today  

Protests have erupted in Karnataka's Chitradurga demanding strict action against a Lingayat seer accused of raping minor girls. Prominent Lingayat mutt seer Shivamurthy Murugha Sharanaru was detained on Monday in an alleged sexual assault case involving minors. READ | Rape-accused Lingayat seer detained by police in Karnataka Meanwhile, protests have broken out against the Chitradurga Police and the district administration …

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 …

Shivamogga violence: Have instructed police to conduct stringent investigation, says Karnataka CM Basavaraj Bommai
2 years, 4 months ago

Shivamogga violence: Have instructed police to conduct stringent investigation, says Karnataka CM Basavaraj Bommai

Firstpost  

Karnataka police arrested four men in connection with the stabbing incident that took place in the Shivamogga district on Monday New Delhi: Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai has reacted to the violence in the Shivamogga district over the poster of Hindutva ideologue Veer Savarkar on Independence Day. More than 1000 of our police personnel have come here from other districts.” …

Shivamogga violence: Karnataka home minister holds meeting with senior police officials
2 years, 4 months ago

Shivamogga violence: Karnataka home minister holds meeting with senior police officials

Firstpost  

Karnataka police has arrested four men in connection with the stabbing incident that took place in the Shivamogga district on Monday New Delhi: Karnataka Home Minister Araga Jnanendra has reacted to communal clashes in Shivamogga over a poster of Hindutva ideologue Veer Savarkar in the district on Independence Day. Araga Jnanendra is holding a meeting with ADGP Law & Order …

In a Move to Reassure Lingayats of Any Past Misgivings, Amit Shah in Karnataka’s Tumakuru Mutt to Set 2023 Agenda
2 years, 8 months ago

In a Move to Reassure Lingayats of Any Past Misgivings, Amit Shah in Karnataka’s Tumakuru Mutt to Set 2023 Agenda

News 18  

Amit Shah’s visit to Karnataka’s Siddaganga Mutt in Karnataka’s Tumakuru today, an influential Lingayat religious institution, holds much significance especially in the background of the political developments in the state. Shah will be attending the 115th birth anniversary of Sri Shivakumara Swami, who was popularly called the ‘Walking God’ for the social services rendered to people through the mutt’s administration. …

Karnataka Police arrests 5 Tamil Nadu men in Mysuru gang rape case
3 years, 3 months ago

Karnataka Police arrests 5 Tamil Nadu men in Mysuru gang rape case

India Today  

Five men, accused of raping a student in Karnataka's Mysuru city, have been arrested, police said on Saturday. Karnataka Chief Minister CM Basavaraj S Bommai said five police teams are investigating the Mysuru gang-rape case. Our Police have cracked many cases earlier too: Karnataka CM Basavaraj Bommai in Bengaluru, on Mysuru gang rape pic.twitter.com/YCO5BF4ZKK — ANI August 28, 2021 Meanwhile, …

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