Tumakuru: Karnataka Home Minister Dr. G Parameshwara has said that the Dharmasthala mass burial case was not being handed over to the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), given that the Special Investigation Team (SIT) was conducting the probe diligently.

Addressing reporters here on Tuesday, the minister said that investigation had not reached a stage of filing either an interim report or a charge-sheet. “We cannot set a deadline for the probe to be completed. The SIT officers, therefore, have been directed to complete the investigation as early as possible, using the information made available through evidences and witnesses,” he added.

“The complainant-witness in the case, Chinnayya, and his wife would be given security if they face death threat. Any other party who is in danger wi

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