Overview
- The Special Investigation Team expanded the FIR to include multiple BNS sections for perjury, forgery and fabrication tied to the skull submitted in court.
- Arrested complainant C N Chinnaiah was escorted under security for early-morning spot mahazars at locations linked to his statements, with police sources indicating a Bengaluru leg and document seizures.
- Investigators conducted exhumations at several sites in recent weeks and reported recovering partial skeletal remains at select locations, with scientific analysis ongoing.
- Soujanya’s mother filed a fresh complaint seeking narco‑analysis of Chinnaiah and urging renewed scrutiny of the 2012 rape‑murder in light of his public claims.
- A separate complainant, Sujata Bhat, expressed a desire to withdraw her disappearance case as the SIT flagged contradictions in her statements, while political calls for an NIA takeover and planned rallies increased pressure on the inquiry.