Overview

• A Belthangady court on Saturday remanded complainant C.N. Chinnaiah to 14 days of judicial custody, with orders to lodge him in Shivamogga jail.
• Chinnaiah was arrested on August 23 for allegedly misleading investigators by producing a skull he claimed to have exhumed, with perjury charges filed after forensic checks.
• The SIT says excavations at 17 identified spots recovered limited skeletal material at two locations, with forensic and DNA analyses of soil and samples still awaited.
• Investigators have broadened questioning, summoning activists and YouTubers including Girish Mattannavar, T. Jayanth, Sameer, and Kerala-based Manaf over a July 11 skull video.
• Police registered an FIR in Mysuru against YouTuber Vasanth Giliyar over a complaint alleging false and communal content, as political and religious groups continue to press for action including an NIA probe.