“Why did Karnataka CM show so much urgency?”: BJP MP Tejasvi Surya on SIT probe over allegations of murders at Dharmasthala
admin | August 25, 2025 3:21 PM CST

Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MP Tejasvi Surya on Monday raised questions about the Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah's decision to constitute a Special Investigation Team (SIT) to probe allegations of murders at Dharmasthala, a prominent Hindu institution in Karnataka.
Surya alleged that the SIT was formed hastily without preliminary investigations, sparking concerns about the government's motives.
He questioned the urgency in forming SIT, the bias towards Hindu institutions, Delhi leaders' Involvement, masked man's identity, funding and orchestration of alleged murders at Dharmasthala."I have five specific questions for CM Siddaramaiah who showed great urgency and enthusiasm in constituting an SIT to investigate the thousands of alleged murders that took place in Dharmsthala. It is now beyond clear that this was a larger conspiracy by an entire ecosystem to defame and destabilise a very important Hindu institution in Karnataka. We are told that a certain section of senior police officers in Karnataka adviced the state government to not hurriedly constitute an SIT before preliminary investigations were made on the allegations made by this unnamed masked man and verify these credentials...," Surya told ANI.
The controversy surrounding Dharmasthala has sparked intense debate, with Surya accusing an "entire ecosystem" of trying to defame and destabilise the institution."Why did the CM show so much urgency? Would he have shown similar urgency to constitute an SIT if certain allegations of this nature were made against a non-Hindu institution? Over the last couple of days we are told that instructions to constitute the SIT specifically came from a few Delhi leaders... The CM must tell who these Delhi leaders were... No preliminary enquiry about the identity and credentials of this masked man were done. He claims he is a sanitation worker. People and organisations tried to raise funds for him and an entire ecosystem came out in support of him. Court cases were fought by engaging senior lawyers who charged hefty sums for each hearing. Who funded, orchestrated, and handled this entire conspiracy?" said Surya.
The Dharmasthala case revolves around allegations of mass burials and murders in Dharmasthala, a prominent Hindu pilgrimage site in Karnataka. CN Chinnayya alias Chenna, a former sanitation worker, alleged that he was forced to bury hundreds of bodies, including women and minors, some showing signs of sexual assault, between 1995 and 2014. The Karnataka government formed a Special Investigation Team (SIT) to probe these allegations.In a post on X, Surya alleged that the case was based on "absurd" claims made by an unnamed masked man and questioned why the state rushed to form a Special Investigation Team (SIT) without a preliminary inquiry. He also suggested that the state government's actions hinted at a "larger conspiracy."
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