India, Aug. 23 -- A special investigation team (SIT) on Saturday arrested the complainant, who had alleged that hundreds of human bodies were buried in the forests and riverbanks around Dharmasthala in Karnataka.

The temple town of Dharmasthala came under the spotlight last month after a former sanitation worker filed a police complaint on July 3, claiming he had buried the bodies of several women who were raped and murdered.

Karnataka home minister G Parameshwara confirmed the arrest, saying that while the complainant had accused people of multiple murders, rapes, and burials over two decades, no conclusions could be drawn until the investigation was complete.

He added that the SIT would proceed with its inquiry based on the complaina...