With Shivamurthy Sharanaru, the pontiff of the influential Murugha mutt in Karnataka’s Chitradurga, being lodged in jail since September 1 in an alleged sexual assault case, the seer has appointed Davangere Virakta mutt seer Basavaprabhu Swamiji because the interim pontiff of the Lingayat mutt.
In keeping with sources related to the Murugha mutt, the formalities of appointing the seer Basavaprabhu because the interim head have been accomplished on Saturday after taking permission from the Karnataka Excessive Courtroom. On Sunday, the mutt issued a press assertion saying that the advisory committee and administration committee of the mutt have permitted Basavaprabhu’s appointment as its short-term head.
Sharanaru has been jailed since September 1 after a criticism of sexual assault was lodged towards him on August 26 by the Mysuru police beneath the Safety of Kids from Sexual Offences (POSCO) Act and part 376 (rape) of the Indian Penal Code (IPC). This got here after the minor survivors advised members of the state Youngster Welfare Committee that they have been sexually assaulted by him between January 1, 2019 and June 6, 2022. The case was later transferred to the Chitradurga district police.
Whereas the bail pleas of the seer have been rejected on a number of events, one other case was registered towards him beneath the POCSO Act on October 13 wherein the complainant said that the seer allegedly assaulted two youngsters of a lady who labored on the mutt.