Man Claims Forced Burial Of Crime Victims In Dharmasthala, Submits Skeletal Remains To Court
The individual, who claims to have worked in Dharmasthala between 1995 and 2014, had filed a complaint on July 3 alleging that he was coerced into secretly disposing of the bodies of individuals who were victims of crimes like murder and rape.
Mangaluru: A man who had earlier claimed that he was forced to bury victims of crime in Dharmasthala during his tenure as a sanitary worker, appeared before the Belthangady court on Friday, recorded his statement, and handed over skeletal remains that he claims to have exhumed himself.
The individual, who claims to have worked in Dharmasthala between 1995 and 2014, had filed a complaint on July 3 alleging that he was coerced into secretly disposing of the bodies of individuals who were victims of crimes like murder and rape.
His identity has been withheld as per his request and also for security reasons, and district authorities granted him police protection on Thursday night.
On Friday evening, he appeared in court accompanied by his legal counsel. “Since he is not an accused but a witness, we requested the court to allow lawyers to be present when he submitted his statement. However, his statement was recorded individually,” his lawyer told reporters.
The man has also expressed willingness to show the locations where he claims to have buried multiple bodies. His legal team has urged that exhumation be conducted at the earliest.
