Bengaluru: The Karnataka High Court on Wednesday vacated its earlier stay on the investigation into FIR registered at the Dharmasthala police station in connection with the allegations of “multiple murders, rapes and burials” at the temple town in Dakshina Kannada district.

The interim stay was granted on October 30, after hearing a petition filed by activists Girish Mattannavar, Mahesh Shetty Thimarody, T Jayant and Vittala Gowda. The four, who had earlier backed the registration of the very FIR, sought for its quashing.

Justice Mohammad Nawaz, while lifting the stay, directed the Special Investigation Team (SIT), which is probing the case, to ensure that no harassment is caused to activists.

The SIT had earlier issued notices to activists Mahesh Shetty Thimarodi, Mattannavar, Vittala

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