Bengaluru, Nov 12 (IANS) In a major development related to the sensational Dharmasthala case, the Karnataka High Court on Wednesday lifted the stay on the Special Investigation Team’s probe against the activists.
A bench headed by Justice Mohammad Nawaz directed the SIT not to “harass” the activists during the course of the investigation.
Earlier, on October 30, the court had stayed the investigation and restrained the SIT from proceeding against activists Girish Mattennavar, Mahesh Shetty Timarody, Vittal Gowda, and T. Jayath. These activists had been at the forefront of protests against the temple authorities, alleging mass killings.
The activists have also filed a petition before the High Court seeking to quash the FIR and the investigation against them.
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