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5d ago

Dharmasthala Excavations Yield Sparse Remains as SIT Prepares to Wind Down

Forensic teams analyse bone fragments with political leaders debating whether the SIT’s field operations should be halted.

Karnataka Opposition leader R Ashoka (left) demanded the identity of the masked whistleblower be revealed. (Photo: Facebook/@R Ashoka)
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Overview

  • The SIT has completed digs at roughly 16 sites in Dharmasthala but recovered confirmed human remains only at Site 6 and near Site 11, while a deep excavation at Site 13 yielded none.
  • Forensic Science Laboratory experts in Bengaluru are conducting DNA profiling and age-sex estimation on the recovered fragments to assess any links to cold cases, including the 2012 Sowjanya disappearance.
  • Karnataka Home Minister G. Parameshwara told the assembly that the excavation exercise will end soon and warned that legal proceedings could follow if the masked witness’s allegations are disproven.
  • Deputy Chief Minister D. K. Shivakumar and other ruling-party leaders have labelled the case a conspiracy to tarnish Dharmasthala’s reputation, whereas the BJP demands the witness’s identity, an interim SIT report and potential NIA involvement.
  • Police sources say the SIT is set to wind down field operations pending the forensic results and an internal report, shifting the focus to laboratory findings and next procedural steps.