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Rape accused Lingayat seer denied bail by court in Karnataka; judicial custody extended till Oct 10

As per reports, the court has also extended Shivamurthy Murugha Sharanaru's judicial custody till October 10. The judicial custody of the second accused has also been extended till October 10 by Second Additional Sessions Judge BK Komala.

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Updated Sep 27, 2022, 17:51 IST

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Chitradurga: A court in Karnataka's Chitradurga district denied bail to the Lingayat seer of Murugha Mutt, who is accused of rape. As per reports, the court has also extended Shivamurthy Murugha Sharanaru's judicial custody till October 10.

The judicial custody of the second accused has also been extended till October 10 by Second Additional Sessions Judge BK Komala, news agency IANS reported.

The court had previously denied the accused seer's request for consideration of bail based on medical necessity and had also denied him special permission to receive food from the Mutt and worship while imprisoned, IANS reported.

Leaders of the Veerashaiva-Lingayat community have scheduled a meeting for September 29 to discuss the accused seer's decision to remain in that position despite serious accusations made under the POCSO Act and the Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act.

The mutt, one of the wealthiest Lingayat mutts, is run by more than 150 elite educational institutions and has 3,000 branches all over the nation.

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