Murugha Mutt Sexual Abuse Case: Police Register FIR Against Seer, 6 Others

Murugha Mutt Sexual Abuse Case: Two more survivors also came out and gave a case against the seer Shivamurthy Murugha Sharanaru on Thursday.

A sexual assault survivor

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Chennai: Nazarbad police registered a First Information Report against seven people including a seer of Murugha Mutt in Mysuru for allegedly sexually assaulting mutt employee’s children on Friday. Earlier, the seer and three others were arrested but are on the lookout to nab the remaining three persons.

The recent development comes after two more survivors also came out and gave a case against the seer Shivamurthy Murugha Sharanaru on Thursday.

According to ANI, Karnataka police said, “FIR registered against 7 people including the seer of Murugha Mutt in Mysore's Nazarbad PS for allegedly sexually harassing the children of the employee working in the Mutt.”

“Four persons including the hostel warden and the seer have been arrested and sent to jail. The search on for others,” the police said. 

FIR registered against 7 people including the seer of Murugha Mutt in Mysore's Nazarbad PS for allegedly sexually harassing the children of the employee working in the Mutt. 4 including the hostel warden, seer arrested and sent to jail. Search on for others: Karnataka Police

— ANI (@ANI) October 14, 2022

Earlier, Karnataka police arrested Murgha Mutt seer Shivamurthy in September for sexually assaulting children. After a complaint from Child Welfare Committee, Shivamurthy was booked under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act.

During the arrest, the complainant said that there could be 5-6 more victims in the case. 

Earlier, the local court rejected the bail petition of the accused five times.

Meanwhile, former Karnataka Chief Minister BS Yediyurappa, an influential Lingayat leader, defended the seer. He also said that there was a conspiracy against the seer since miscreants want to destroy his reputation.

Following this, Yediyurappa received criticism from the public and women's rights groups for trying to paint the seer in a positive light even before he was questioned in the case.