Murugha Mutt seer Shivamurthy Sharanaru is now taken into custody by police late Thursday night till September 5
Last evening, a Karnataka District Sessions Court questioned the police for releasing the Mutt seer, who allegedly had raped minors, from prison within hours of his arrest on an excuse of medical examinations.
The seer was taken to the hospital after complaining of chest pain on Friday when he was being kept in jail. Murugha Sree was taken into custody by the police late Thursday night and whisked away to an undisclosed location for interrogation.
After the interrogation, the seer was arrested and taken to the district hospital for a medical test. He was later produced before District Sessions Court Judge BK Komal who sent him to 14 days of judicial custody.
The next morning, however, the police filed an application before the court seeking police custody of the seer, considering the gravity of the case, which Judge Komal granted. Taking serious note of the seer being shifted to the district hospital and plans of shifting him to Jayadeva Institute of Cardiovascular Sciences and Research in Bengaluru, the judge ordered for keeping the seer in police custody than in any of the hospitals.
The Murugha Mutt godman was arrested and charged with violating the POCSO act. He allegedly used to call minor girls to his room and sexually abuse them under the mask of assisting their families.
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