Overview
- The Principal District and Sessions Court in Mangaluru granted bail to C N Chinnaiah with 12 conditions, requiring a Rs 1 lakh personal bond and two sureties.
- Bail terms bar him from speaking to any media about the case, require appearances before the SIT on alternate days, restrict travel outside the court’s jurisdiction without permission, and mandate cooperation with investigators.
- The SIT filed a roughly 3,900-page report on November 20 under BNSS Section 215 naming six accused, including Chinnaiah and four activists, and alleging false evidence and a coordinated narrative.
- Investigators reported major inconsistencies in Chinnaiah’s statements and said excavations found skeletal remains at only a few sites, with additional remains recently recovered near the Banglegudde forest area.
- The SIT says the skull presented by Chinnaiah was traced to a 2012 rape-murder case that collapsed in court, supporting its move to pursue perjury-related action.