Karnataka: Murugha Mutt chief pontiff accused of sexually assaulting minors, arrested
Karnataka: The police have registered a case under the POCSO (Protection of Children Against Sexual Offences) Act.
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Karnataka: The police have registered a case under the POCSO (Protection of Children Against Sexual Offences) Act.
The Karnataka Police on Thursday arrested the chief pontiff of Sri Murugha Mutt, Shivamurthy Murugha Sharanaru for alleged sexual assault of two minor girls.
Shivamurthy Murugha Sharanaru, the chief pontiff of Murugha Math, has been accused of sexually assaulting schoolgirls and is facing charges under the POCSO Act and the Indian Penal Code.
Sri Shivamurthy Murugha Sharanaru has been booked under various penal sections and provisions of POCSO Act
Hearing in the anticipatory bail petition of the chief pontiff of the Murugha Mutt, Shivamurthy Murugha Sharanaru has been adjourned to September 1 by the District Sessions Court in Chitradurga.