Overview

• The complainant, identified as C.N. Chinnaiah, was remanded to 10 days of SIT custody after his statements and documents were found inconsistent.
• The SIT told the court it suspects others may be involved behind the complainant, and his earlier witness protection has been revoked.
• Earlier excavations at sites he identified yielded limited skeletal material that has been sent to the Bengaluru FSL, with DNA and forensic analyses pending.
• BJP leaders, including Basavaraj Bommai and R. Ashoka, demand a handover to the NIA, alleging a broader conspiracy to defame Dharmasthala.
• Ancillary claims have unraveled, with a key complainant backtracking and YouTuber MD Sameer receiving a police notice over alleged false content.