{"id":1673,"date":"2025-08-12T11:04:31","date_gmt":"2025-08-12T11:04:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sochtimes.com\/2025\/08\/12\/dharmasthala-burial-case-nhrc-initiates-probe-inquiry-expected-to-last-5-days-india-news\/"},"modified":"2025-08-12T11:04:31","modified_gmt":"2025-08-12T11:04:31","slug":"dharmasthala-burial-case-nhrc-initiates-probe-inquiry-expected-to-last-5-days-india-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sochtimes.com\/hi\/2025\/08\/12\/dharmasthala-burial-case-nhrc-initiates-probe-inquiry-expected-to-last-5-days-india-news\/","title":{"rendered":"Dharmasthala burial case: NHRC initiates probe; inquiry expected to last 5 days | India News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div data-articlebody=\"1\">\n<div class=\"_s30J clearfix\">\n<div class=\"MwN2O\">\n<div class=\"vdo_embedd\">\n<div class=\"T22zO\">\n<section class=\"D3Wk1  clearfix id-r-component leadmedia undefined undefined  VtlfQ\" style=\"top:0px\">\n<div class=\"D3Wk1\" data-ua-type=\"1\" onclick=\"stpPgtnAndPrvntDefault(event)\">\n<div class=\"zPaFh\">\n<div class=\"wJnIp\"><img src=\"https:\/\/static.toiimg.com\/thumb\/msid-123257088,imgsize-454450,width-400,resizemode-4\/123257088.jpg\" alt=\"Dharmasthala burial case: NHRC initiates probe; inquiry expected to last 5 days\" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>A four-member team from the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has begun investigating shocking allegations of mass secret burials in Dharmasthala, Belthangady taluk.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"1\"\/> The probe, launched by the NHRC on its own, started on Tuesday with visits to key local institutions, including the Gram Panchayat office, the local police station, the Dharmasthala temple premises, and the Special Investigation Team (SIT) office.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"4\"\/> Led by senior superintendent of Police Yuvaraj, the team has already collected decades\u2019 worth of records on unnatural death cases. 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