Lingayat Seer Accused Of Sexual Abuse Of Minors

Court extends custody of Shivamurthy Sharanaru; 16-year-old says she was sexually abused multiple times; chargesheet reveals more chilling details

Senior police officers confirmed to NDTV that the chargesheet, based on the statements of the victims, mentions how the minor girls living in the hostel of Murugha mutt were drugged, and abused by the Lingayat seer.

A fresh case has been registered against Karnataka's Lingayat leader Shivamurthy Sharanaru, who is currently in jail in a separate case of sexual abuse, after four minor girls alleged that they were sexually assaulted by him for years.

Court extends custody of Shivamurthy Sharanaru; 16-year-old says she was sexually abused multiple times; chargesheet reveals more chilling details

Senior police officers confirmed to NDTV that the chargesheet, based on the statements of the victims, mentions how the minor girls living in the hostel of Murugha mutt were drugged, and abused by the Lingayat seer.

A fresh case has been registered against Karnataka's Lingayat leader Shivamurthy Sharanaru, who is currently in jail in a separate case of sexual abuse, after four minor girls alleged that they were sexually assaulted by him for years.