Whistleblower in Dharmasthala mass burial case arrested for false evidence

In a fresh twist in the Dharmasthala mass burial case, the key whistleblower was arrested.

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00:00That's C.N. Chinnaya, the whistleblower of Dharamsthala's mass burial case.

00:03He's now under arrest for lying under oath and giving false evidence.

00:07Here's what happened.

00:09Back in 2022, Chinnaya, a former sanitation worker at the temple,

00:13alleged that between 1998 and 2014,

00:16he was forced to bury 70 to 80 bodies of women and minors,

00:20victims of rape and assault, at secret sites.

00:22He even produced a skull as proof,

00:24claiming locals witnessed the burials but stayed silent.

00:26The allegations triggered a storm.

00:28Police probes, political debates and national outrage.

00:31But soon, cracks appeared.

00:33The skull turned out fake.

00:34Of 15 alleged sites, only one had skeletal remains.

00:37His statements didn't match up.

00:39Now, after SIT questioning on August 23rd, 2025,

00:42Chinnaya has been arrested for perjury.

00:44The investigation continues, raising the question,

00:46were these false claims part of a bigger motive?