BENGALURU: Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai on Sunday said it is not appropriate to comment on the POCSO case registered against Murugha Mutt seer Shivamurthy Murugha Sharanaru of Chitradurga, as it is under investigation.
“See, any case is important. Both cases of POCSO and kidnapping in Chitradurga have been booked and police are investigating. It is not appropriate to speak when it’s under investigation,” Bommai said. He further said that the police have been given full freedom and that the truth will come out.
A POCSO case was registered against Murugha Mutt seer Shivamurthy Murugha Sharanaru of Chitradurga reacting to which former state CM HD Kumaraswamy on Saturday said, “This does not surprise me. There were several discussions about this 5-6 months ago. This issue should have been taken care of at the initial stage. It should not affect the religious sphere otherwise,” he added.
The Murugha Mutt seer is alleged to have sexually harassed high school girls who were residing in a hostel run by the Mutt, according to the complaint.
Two girls ran away from the hostel and reached Cottonpet police station in Bengaluru to file a complaint against the Murugha Mutt seer, as per the complaint. “After hearing about the plight of the two female students, an autorickshaw driver dropped them off at Odanadi NGO in Mysuru,” said Stanley, a member of the organisation. (ANI)