’72 bodies buried on the same day in and around Dharmasthala, 2 at K S Hegde cemetery’
Bengaluru
Dharmasthala panchayat records reveal that at least 74 unidentified bodies discovered in and around Dharmasthala between 1990 and 2021 were buried on the same day they were found, raising serious questions about due process, forensic examination, and compliance with legal protocols. Many
While 72 bodies were buried in and around Dharmasthala, two dead bodies – one found in 2018 and another in 2018 were buried on the same day at K S Hegde cemetery. The panchayat document has not mentioned as to why these bodies were buried at the cemetery belonging to a private hospital. The hospital is located about 60 km away from Belthangady. For the rest of the bodies, the panchayat has not mentioned the location of the burials.
This finding has now been brought to the notice of the Special Investigation Team (SIT) by Kusumavati, mother of victim Sowjaynya. Sowjanya was killed in 2012. Kusumavati in her petition submitted to the SIT on Saturday has requested the team to probe these suspicious deaths and provide justice. Kusumavati’s petition underscored that her minor daughter also met the same fate.
The data, compiled in the petition titled Annexure B, lists 74 cases where the deceased—five described as beggars or unidentified persons—were found across various locations such as the Nethravathi River, Snanaghatta, Dharmasthala bus stand, parking areas, and forest patches near Bahubali Betta. Each entry shows that the date of discovery and the date of burial are identical.
In most cases, the Dharmasthala Police informed the Gram Panchayat on the same day via official letters, instructing immediate burial without mention of extended investigation, postmortem details, or attempt at identification.
The records span over three decades—from 1990 to 2021—and show a consistent pattern: bodies recovered from rivers, temple premises, and public areas were swiftly buried, often within hours of discovery. Several cases even describe the deceased as “beggar,” “unconscious,” or “suicide,” but provide no corroborating investigation notes.
The revelation comes amid mounting public concern over a possible cover-up of unnatural deaths and the mishandling of unidentified bodies at one of Karnataka’s most revered pilgrimage centres.
Really really proud of the team behind this webpage and everyone working toward bringing justice to the Dharmasthala victims. Used to be a blind BJP supporter, but now after seeing the best of them trying to turn the case around and shut the case and SIT down, idk what or who to believe in. India, it’s government and the whole system is RIGGED, and justice really is blind in front of money lol.
I knew it, but refused to believe any of it, seeing all this I know for sure India is done for and no amount of good people can change us or the mindset of our people. We’re done for!! Hope atleast in this case SIT chooses to do the right thing, punish the right people, and maybe some of our hopes for a better India revive. Does no one notice how nothing, ABSOLUTELY nothing happens in India without a lil extra money being paid? The garbage isn’t picked, the roads aren’t cleaned. Do ya’ll think most other developed countries with far lesser population with far lesser revenue input has the same thing going on? @blr.post pls keep this up and don’t let them buy you too🙏
PS: had tears in my eyes seeing how corrupt the system is in the Darshan case when he got bail even after the whole country was behind him and then seeing the whole dharmasthala case turn around because of mainstream media manipulation (IK none of it really matters to anyone personally, but seeing how bad the corruption is, it really really moved me) FUCK THE MEDIA, FUCK THE CORRUPTION. WE NEED DICTATORSHIP, WE NEED SOMEONE LIKE MODI/YOGI. Fuck the rest of them behind money. PLEASE PLEASE POST THIS @blr.post, don’t reject my post