After initially defending Shivamurthy Sharanaru, the Muruga mutt pontiff arrested for the alleged sexual assault of two minor women in Karnataka’s Chitradurga, BJP chief and former chief minister B S Yediyurappa has now stated that the influential Lingayat seer dedicated an “unforgivable offence”.
Talking to reporters, Yediyurappa stated, “The entire world right now is aware of that he has dedicated an unforgivable offence. No one had anticipated that he would stoop this low. Everybody ought to condemn this and he ought to be punished.”
Earlier when Shivamurthy Sharanaru was first accused of sexually abusing minor women on the mutt, the previous chief minister had defended him in August this yr, saying the case was a “conspiracy” towards the seer. “Folks throughout the mutt have conspired towards the seer. Investigation is on and the reality will come out,” he had stated, including that the seer would emerge harmless as soon as the probe was full.
The seer was arrested on September 1 following an FIR filed by a baby safety officer on behalf of the 2 minor women who had been allegedly sexually assaulted by him. The women had been staying at a hostel run by the mutt. A case was filed towards the seer underneath provisions of the Safety of Kids towards Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act on August 26.
The police not too long ago filed a partial chargesheet naming three folks, together with Sharanaru. An in depth chargesheet will probably be filed as soon as the probe is full, Tumakuru SP Okay Parashuram had stated.