Seer accused of driving recklessly in ‘drunken’ state, endangering people’s lives

KALABURAGI: The head of the popular Sri Shankaralingeshwara Samsthana Brihanmath at Udachan in Afzalpur taluk, Shantalinga Shivacharya, has been accused of driving a MUV recklessly and endangering the lives of passersby near Salotagi village in Indi taluk of Vijayapura district. He was taken to task by locals.

The incident is reported to have occurred on January 8 and a video of the seer in a disoriented and dishelved state is going viral on social media. Locals alleged that the seer had consumed alcohol. In the video, the seer can be seen telling some locals that he hails from Galagali.

The seer was found to be in a disoriented and dishelved state.

The locals did not let the seer get away and later, when the villagers of Udachan got information about the incident, they rushed to the spot and convinced the locals to release Shantalinga Shivacharya after paying a penalty of Rs 22,000. Following the incident, residents of Udachan have decided to install another head for the Shankaralingeshwara Samsthana Hiremath.