SIT asked to submit final report in Dharmasthala case at the earliest, says Home Minister Parameshwara

Home Minister G. Parameshwara said present connected Tuesday that the Special Investigation Team (SIT) probing Dharmasthala lawsuit has been asked to taxable its last study astatine the earliest.

Talking to reporters, Mr. Parameshwara said till the last study is submitted, the authorities cannot instrumentality immoderate determination connected the case.

The SIT submitted 3,900-page study nether Section 215 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Surakasha Sanhita connected November 20, 2025 earlier the Belthangady court, accusing complainant Chinnaiah, and activists Mahesh Shetty Thimarody, Girish Mattennavar, T. Jayanth and Vittal Gowda, and Sujatha Bhat, of perjury and different transgression offences.

Taking enactment of the information that the SIT submitted the study erstwhile Chinnaiah was successful judicial custody, and determination was ineligible request to taxable the study wrong 90 days of Chinnaiah’s arrest, the tribunal connected January 3 directed the SIT to taxable last study for it to walk orders connected the SIT’s report.

When asked arsenic to however the SIT tin record last study without questioning the persons named arsenic accused, the Home Minister said it is procedural substance and helium cannot accidental thing connected it. “Until last study is submitted, the authorities cannot instrumentality a determination astir the case,” helium said.

The authorities sets up SITs lone successful cases, which substance the astir to the nine and is of involvement to the State. The Dharmastala lawsuit is 1 specified lawsuit that attracted involvement from crossed the country, which made the authorities to acceptable up the SIT. In specified cases nary clip framework for completing the probe tin beryllium fixed, Mr. Parameshwara said.