Overview

• Investigators recovered limited human skeletal fragments at two of the roughly 17 mapped locations and sent them to the Bengaluru Forensic Science Laboratory for DNA and forensic analysis.
• Home Minister G. Parameshwara said the Special Investigation Team will decide on expanding or halting field operations based on the laboratory findings.
• The BJP launched its ‘Dharmasthala Chalo’ campaign and pressed for an interim SIT report, demanding accountability for the spread of alleged misinformation about the temple.
• Deputy Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar and other state ministers publicly defended Dharmasthala’s reputation and warned of legal action against those behind false allegations.
• A heated debate in the Karnataka Legislative Assembly over the probe led to adjournment after BJP members accused the Congress-led government of seeking to defame the pilgrimage centre.