Murder through prasada: Please don't add another law!
6 years, 3 months ago

Murder through prasada: Please don't add another law!

Deccan Chronicle  

It is a tragedy that will haunt us for a long time. The state government issued a law immediately to regulate temple prasad in government-owned temples – CCTVs in the area where the prasad would be prepared, prior permission and the like. While I would urge the government to take every step to prove the street wrong about their impression of the police, courts and the government, I must wonder what made those temple administrators think that they could get away with such heinous and coldblooded murder on such a large scale. God forbid, if those temple administrators had instead, held out a grand feast to the public in their house, away from the temple and had poisoned their guests, would our government come out with a law making it mandatory for every social gathering where food is served to obtain a prior permission and provide CCTV surveillance for the government to see? So, let alone requesting our government to not make any more law to deal with this tragedy, it might be too tall to even expect that the existing laws that have served us well for over a century will be put to good use – given the poor record of our police in solving cases that are keenly watched by the public.

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BJP leaders meet Karnataka Governor seeking probe into Jain monk's murder
1 year, 8 months ago

BJP leaders meet Karnataka Governor seeking probe into Jain monk's murder

India Today  

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IS-inspired terror group planned to poison maha prasad, kill 400 Hindu devotees in Mumbra temple: ATS
5 years, 8 months ago

IS-inspired terror group planned to poison maha prasad, kill 400 Hindu devotees in Mumbra temple: ATS

India Today  

A group of terror suspects arrested from Mumbra near Mumbai in January were planning to poison the maha prasad given out to devotees at the ancient Mumbreshwar temple, the charge sheet filed by Maharashtra Anti Terror Squad in a Mumbai court said. They were allegedly planning to target 400-year-old Mumbreshwar temple in Mumbra and poison the maha prasad to kill …

Mysuru: Seer’s custody extended – Prasada
5 years, 11 months ago

Mysuru: Seer’s custody extended – Prasada

Deccan Chronicle  

Mysuru: The judicial custody of the junior seer of the Salur Math, Mahadevswamy and three others accused of poisoning temple prasada served to devotees and killing 17 of them in Sulwadi has been extended to May 3. It was on December 14 last year that unsuspecting devotees consumed the poisoned prasada served to them at the Kichguth Maramma temple in …

One dead, nine taken ill after consuming 'prasad' in Karnataka temple
6 years, 2 months ago

One dead, nine taken ill after consuming 'prasad' in Karnataka temple

India TV News  

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Sulawadi temple prasada tragedy: Girl off ventilator at last
6 years, 2 months ago

Sulawadi temple prasada tragedy: Girl off ventilator at last

Deccan Chronicle  

Mysuru: After battling for life on a ventilator for the past 25 days, 18-month-old Mohan, a Sulawadi temple prasada tragedy victim, was finally taken off the equipment and is now recovering though he may take another 15 days to become completely fit. Mohan’s grandparents Mallige and Paapanna had been to Kichguth Maramma temple at Sulawadi on December 14 from where …

Sulawadi temple prasada tragedy being treated as a case of atrocity by local police
6 years, 2 months ago

Sulawadi temple prasada tragedy being treated as a case of atrocity by local police

Deccan Chronicle  

Mysuru: The Sulawadi temple tragedy in Chamarajanagar is not only being treated as a criminal act by the police, but also as a case of atrocity as 10 of the 17, who died and 67 of the 105, who fell ill after eating the poisoned prasada belong to the scheduled caste and three others are from a scheduled tribe. Chamarajnagar …

Prasada tragedy accused now wants books to read!
6 years, 2 months ago

Prasada tragedy accused now wants books to read!

Deccan Chronicle  

Mysuru: The junior pontiff of the Salur Math, Mahadevaswamy, and other accused in the Kichguth Maramma temple tragedy in Chamarajnagar district last month, were produced before the magistrate in Kollegal on Thursday and were remanded to more weeks in judicial custody until January 16. As many as 17 people died and dozens of others fell ill after consuming the poison- …

Karnataka: 4, including pontiff, admit to mixing poison in temple prasad that claimed lives of 15 people
6 years, 3 months ago

Karnataka: 4, including pontiff, admit to mixing poison in temple prasad that claimed lives of 15 people

India TV News  

Four people, including a pontiff, admitted to have poisoned the 'prasad' at a village temple in Karnataka on December 14, that claimed lives of 15 people. Meena, the 52-year-old pontiff and three trustees, who manage the Maramma temple at Sulvadi village in Hanur taluk of Chamarajanagar district, admitted to mixing the food with an insecticide before it was served to …

Prasada case reeks of evil: Cops
6 years, 3 months ago

Prasada case reeks of evil: Cops

Deccan Chronicle  

Mysuru: For a man, who is alleged to have come up with the dastardly plan to poison the prasada fed to devotees of the Kuchuguththi Maramma temple in Chamarajanagar district, that left 15 dead and 105 ill Friday last, Salur Math junior pontiff, Immadi Mahadevswamy, is very fastidious when it comes to his morning rituals. Superintendent of Police of Chamarajanagar …

Karnataka temple food poisoning: Police arrests seer, says he mixed 15 bottles of pesticide in prasad to malign management
6 years, 3 months ago

Karnataka temple food poisoning: Police arrests seer, says he mixed 15 bottles of pesticide in prasad to malign management

Firstpost  

Days after 15 people died of poisoning after eating prasad at a temple, a local seer and three others were arrested Wednesday on charges of hatching a conspiracy to kill devotees in a bid to defame the management Chamarajanagar: Days after 15 people died of poisoning after eating prasad at a temple, a local seer and three others were arrested …

Local seer arrested in connection with Chamarajanagar food poisoning that killed 15; police suspects involvement of 4 others
6 years, 3 months ago

Local seer arrested in connection with Chamarajanagar food poisoning that killed 15; police suspects involvement of 4 others

Firstpost  

On the day of the incident, nine people died due to poisoning, while six others lost their lives over the next four days. Twenty seven people are still in a critical state Bengaluru: Police arrested a local seer on Wednesday in connection with the poisoning of prasad at a temple in Karnataka’s Chamarajanagar district that killed 15 people. Mahadeshwara Hill …

Wife of Temple manager mixed poison?
6 years, 3 months ago

Wife of Temple manager mixed poison?

Deccan Chronicle  

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Karnataka temple ''prasada'' tragedy: Death toll rises to 13
6 years, 3 months ago

Karnataka temple ''prasada'' tragedy: Death toll rises to 13

Deccan Chronicle  

Mysuru: The death toll in the Temple prasada tragedy at the Kichuguththi Maramma temple at Sulavadi in Chamarajangar district rose to 13 with two more deaths reported on Sunday. Some of the symptoms displayed by the patients treated at Apollo hospital indicate the presence of organo phosphorous components in the prasada, said Dr Sajeeva Rao Girimaji, consultant physician, who is …

Politicians rush to hospitals, console kin of victims
6 years, 3 months ago

Politicians rush to hospitals, console kin of victims

Deccan Chronicle  

Mysure: Several netas—former chief minister Siddaramaiah, KPCC president Dinesh Gundu Rao, Member of Parliament R Druvanarayan, ministers and legislators—rushed to hospitals where devotees, who took ill after eating prasadam at Kichuguththi Maramma temple in Kollegal taluk of Chamarajnagar district are undergoing treatment, on Saturday. People from the backward class belt including Bidralli, MG doddi, Sulvadi, Martalli are the ones who …

Chamarajanagar food poisoning: 15-year-old among 11 killed after consuming prasad in Karnataka; state announces Rs 5 lakh ex-gratia
6 years, 3 months ago

Chamarajanagar food poisoning: 15-year-old among 11 killed after consuming prasad in Karnataka; state announces Rs 5 lakh ex-gratia

Firstpost  

At least 12 people, including a 15-year-old girl, died after consuming ‘prasad’ at a temple in Chamarajanagar in Karnataka, reports said. At least 11 people, including a 15-year-old girl, died after consuming ‘prasad’ at a temple in Chamarajanagar in Karnataka, reports said. pic.twitter.com/6BFk1FZKSg — ANI December 14, 2018 Earlier, the news agency had said that 72 people were hospitalised due …

Victim of political feud? BJP leader done to death in Karnataka
8 years ago

Victim of political feud? BJP leader done to death in Karnataka

Deccan Chronicle  

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