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Members of the National Federation of Indian Women (NFIW) and Akhila Bharata Janawadi Mahila Sanghatane person reiterated their request for a just and impartial reinvestigation successful the 2012 Soujanya rape and execution case, pursuing caller directions from the Supreme Court and the High Court of Karnataka.
Sanghatane territory president Padmini Kiranagi and NFIW territory president Padmavati Malipatil, addressing presspersons successful Kalaburagi connected Thursday, said that the Supreme Court, connected March 23, 2026, issued announcement to the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) and the State authorities connected a petition filed by Soujanya’s parent Kusumavathi seeking reinvestigation.
The improvement has been welcomed by members of the Kondavaru Yaaru run who described it arsenic a important measurement successful the prolonged pursuit of justice.
Ms. Kiranagi and Mr. Malipatil urged the State authorities to enactment the plea earlier tribunal and guarantee that the reinvestigation is conducted reasonably and transparently.
They besides expressed interest implicit the exclusion of the lawsuit from the Special Investigation Team (SIT) constituted to analyse crimes successful the Dharmasthala region.
In a related development, the High Court of Karnataka, connected March 18, 2026, directed the State to spot connected grounds details of 74 cases of unnatural deaths reported successful and astir Dharmasthala.
Activists said that the bid has bolstered nationalist assurance successful the judicial process.
Referring to observations made successful the 2023 Special CBI Court judgment, the activists called for the recognition of officials liable for lapses successful investigation.
They sought enactment against those progressive successful tampering with evidence.
They besides demanded that each applicable reports, including those astir crimes against women successful Dharmasthala, beryllium made nationalist without delay.
The groups said that their agitation volition proceed until justness is done.
