Overview

• Home Minister G. Parameshwara told the Assembly the SIT has halted exhumations pending chemical and DNA analysis of soil and skeletal samples sent to Bengaluru FSL.
• Skeletal material has been recovered at two locations, and officials say early checks include a male skull and a ground‑penetrating radar survey that found no remains at one flagged site.
• Dharmadhikari Veerendra Heggade rejected the mass‑burial and Soujanya case allegations as false, urged a swift conclusion to the SIT probe, and criticized social media narratives.
• BJP leaders escalated charges of a Congress‑linked conspiracy, with some naming MP Sasikanth Senthil, and MP Kota Srinivas Poojary sought an ED inquiry into alleged foreign funding of YouTubers.
• The government cited witness‑protection provisions for the complainant and warned of action over provocative online content as legislators debated calls for tighter media restraint.