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ED Opens FEMA Inquiry as SIT Extends Custody in Dharmasthala Case

State leaders say the SIT remains the lead criminal probe following contested burial claims with only limited remains recovered along the Netravathi.

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Enforcement Directorate to probe Dharmasthala mass burial case, NGOs Odanadi and Samvada under scanner for alleged foreign funding violations. (Photo: X/shivamurthygg)
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Overview

  • The Enforcement Directorate began a preliminary FEMA investigation into alleged foreign funding linked to the Dharmasthala narrative and sought PAN, account and five years of transactions from SBI and other banks.
  • NGOs Odanadi and Samvada were named in requests for records as investigators examine whether funds were used to influence campaigns or communications tied to the controversy.
  • Karnataka Home Minister G. Parameshwara ruled out handing the case to the NIA, stating the SIT is functioning, and said the state cannot block any ED financial probe.
  • A Belthangady court extended SIT custody of complainant C.N. Chinnayya until September 6, while his witness-protection period expires September 8 pending a review.
  • The SIT says digs recovered skeletal material at two sites; Chinnayya was arrested for perjury after forensic checks indicated the skull he produced was male, and political tensions escalated with the BJP’s ‘Dharmasthala Chalo’ rally seeking a central probe.