Police have requested that the victims might come ahead and lodge a criticism.

Bengaluru:

Shocking particulars have emerged from the Chitradurga district of Karnataka, the place the police have filed a chargesheet towards essentially the most highly effective Lingayat seer, Shivamurthy Murugha Sharanaru of Murugha Mutt, who’s alleged to have sexually abused minor ladies.

Senior law enforcement officials confirmed to NDTV that the chargesheet, based mostly on the statements of the victims, mentions how the minor ladies residing within the hostel of Murugha mutt had been drugged, and abused by the Lingayat seer. As the case will get murkier, the investigating officers have requested by way of media that the victims might come ahead and lodge a criticism towards the seer.

A distinguished face of the Lingayat group, Shivamurthy Sharanaru is similar seer who had initiated Rahul Gandhi into the Lingayat Sect in August.

Shivamurthy Sharanaru has been accused of sexually assaulting and abusing two minor ladies who had been residing within the ladies’ hostel within the premises of the Murugha Mutt for over three years.

The two minor ladies who fled the Murugha Mutt reached Odanadi, an NGO in Mysuru, on August 26 looking for assist. With the assistance of the kid welfare committee, an FIR was registered towards the Lingayat seer on the Mysuru police station.

Though the case was transferred to Chitradurga police station, the accused was arrested after practically 5 days on September 1.

From BJP to Congress, a number of prime leaders got here in assist of the seer as that is one vote financial institution no person desires to threat earlier than the state goes to polls subsequent 12 months.

The police have additionally framed expenses towards hostel warden Rashmi and one other accused within the case, Paramashivaiah.

However, the police are gathering proof towards two extra accused — Gangadharaiah and a minor. The chargesheet was submitted by the investigating officer in court docket on October 27.