BENGALURU: An area courtroom in Chitradurga on Wednesday acquitted Murugha Mutt seer Shivamurthy Murugha Sharanaru and two others in a Pocso case registered in Aug 2022. The seer, nevertheless, faces one other Pocso case filed on Oct 13, 2022, through which Karnataka HC has stayed the investigation.Two women from a hostel run by the mutt had alleged in Aug 2022 that the seer had raped them. 5 individuals – together with a minor boy – had been named as accused. The seer was arrested on Sept 1.The courtroom additionally acquitted hostel warden Rashmi and hostel supervisor Parame Shivaiah. Studying his one-line order, district and classes choose Gangadharappa Channabasappa Hadapad introduced, “All acquitted.”In Davanagere, the seer declined to remark. The seer’s counsel mentioned: “We have to see the order copy to get more clarity on the grounds of acquittal and other details. We will address the media in a day or two,” he mentioned. The particular public prosecutor mentioned the state will attraction the decision in HC.
