Belthangadi, Aug. 23: The SIT officials today revealed the identity of the anonymous complainant “Mask Man” who had alleged that he had buried bodies in Dharmasthala village. He has been identified as C.N. Chinnaiah alias Chenna. He was arrested by the SIT officials this morning and has been exempted from the Witness Protection Act. The mask of the person who had been walking around wearing a mask for so long has been removed and his identity has been revealed. The Belthangady court in Dakshina Kannada district on Saturday ordered the anonymous complainant C.N. Chinnaiah alias Chenna to be remanded to the custody of the Special Investigation Team (SIT) for 10 days.
This anonymous person had filed a complaint with the local police carrying a skull, alleging that he had buried many bodies around Dharmasthala, a holy religious center for Hindus in the state. Later, the state government handed over the case to the SIT for investigation. The SIT took this anonymous person and dug up large pits and dumps in more than 13 areas around Dharmasthala and conducted a search in his presence. Chinnaiah had alleged that several rape and murder cases had been committed in Dharmasthala in the last two decades and the bodies had been buried there. However, the SIT had failed to find any trace of anything except a few small bones in one or two places and the investigation was in vain.
This anonymous person had claimed to be a former sanitation worker of the Dharmasthala Manjunatha Swamy temple. He was arrested on charges of giving false evidence after inconsistencies were found in his statements and documents, which claimed that he had buried hundreds of bodies around Dharmasthala in the last two decades.
This morning, Chinnaiah was taken into custody by the SIT officials and brought to the SIT office in Belthangady for intensive questioning. After several hours of questioning, he was taken to the hospital for a medical check-up. Later, he was produced before First Class Magistrate Vijayendra.
The SIT sought 10 days of custody for further investigation. There is a need to conduct a detailed investigation into why Chinnaiah suddenly concocted the story of Burude and who is behind him. Therefore, the SIT's lawyers argued that Chinnaiah should be taken into custody
Officials said that the court granted the request
Who is Maskman Chinnaiah?
What is the background of this maskman? It has been revealed that he is from Chikkaballi village in Mandya. His first wife recently came to the media and made an explosive statement when he was in Dharmasthala that no incidents had happened as he had said. She said that they stayed in Dharmasthala for 7 years after marriage.
She said that she would meet another woman from Tamil Nadu in Dharmasthala. The arrested masked man also worked in the Hallegere Panchayat of Mandya district. Later, he also worked in a brick factory. He had gone to Dharmasthala 25 years ago. There, he worked as a sweeper and a bathroom cleaner. It is said that he was sent from Dharmasthala on charges related to jewelry. It is learned that he returned to the village five or six years ago and stayed there.
Also lived in Tamil Nadu
He stated that he had been in Chikkarasinapalya, Erode, Tamil Nadu for two years. Later, he came back to Ujire and joined the Panchayat as a Safai Karmachari. He also informed about getting to know some locals there.
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