Former Muruga mutt administrator held for stealing Karnataka rape-accused seer’s photos

After Basavaprabhu Swamiji’s complaint, the police took the statements of Mohan Murthy and Shivanadaswamy, who were arrested by the Chitradurga rural police on November 7. While Mohan Murthy was a member of the Hosahalli gram panchayat, Shivanadaswamy was a lecturer at a private college. The two had named Basavarajan and Soubhagya and had claimed that they were asked to steal the photographs.

Once close to Sharanaru, Basavarajan fell out with him over a property dispute. He is said to be instrumental in exposing Sharanaru, who is accused of sexually harassing minor girls, which eventually led to his arrest in September this year.

Teacher arrested

The police arrested a teacher for “falsely convincing” a survivor to lodge a complaint against Sharanaru.

The accused was identified as Basavarajendra. Chitradurga Superintendent of Police Parashuram K said, “An audio was circulated where the teacher was heard falsely convincing a girl. Based on this, a case was registered.”