The Karnataka saint has been sent to police custody till September 5. (file)
Chitradurga:
Sources said Shivamurthy Murugh Sharanaru, the head priest of Murugha Mutt, who is accused of sexually assaulting minor girls of the high school, underwent various medical tests at the Chitradurga district hospital on Saturday.
Amid tight security from the office of the Deputy Superintendent of Police, he was brought to the district hospital where he is being questioned.
Sources said his blood and hair samples were also taken for examination.
Sources said that after the test, he will again be taken to the deputy SP’s office for further questioning.
The local court has sent the 64-year-old saint to police custody till September 5.
Sharnaru was also booked under the provisions of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offenses (POCSO) Act and the Scheduled Castes/Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act for sexually abusing two girls, studying in a school run by the Math and staying in a hostel. Has been recorded. referring to the.
A priest of one of the state’s most prominent and influential Lingayat monasteries was questioned by the police for several hours on Thursday night.
Meanwhile, some women’s groups in different parts of the state have protested demanding strict punishment against the saint.
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