India, Aug. 23 -- The complainant who alleged multiple murders, rapes and mass burials in Dharmasthala over the past two decades has been arrested by the Special Investigation Team (SIT) probing the case, official sources said on Saturday.

The complainant, a former sanitation worker who claimed to have worked in Dharmasthala between 1995 and 2014, was questioned by SIT chief Pranab Mohanty and his team till late Friday night. Officials said the arrest followed inconsistencies in his statements and documents. He was also taken for a medical examination after the lengthy interrogation.

In his complaint, the worker alleged that he had been forced to bury numerous bodies, including those of women and minors, some of which bore signs of sexu...