K'taka govt suspends exhumation activities
Bengaluru, Aug. 19 -- The Karnataka government on Monday informed the state assembly that the Special Investigation Team (SIT) probing the alleged mass burials in Dharmasthala has decided to temporarily suspend excavation and exhumation work until forensic analysis is complete.
State home minister G Parameshwara, who provided an update on the case, said soil and skeletal samples had been sent to laboratories and the probe would resume only after expert reports are received.
"The SIT has decided to stop this till reports come," Parameshwara said in the assembly, stressing that the suspension is only temporary. He added that the course of investigation could change depending on the outcome of forensic analysis. "If chemical analysis indicates...
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