Responding to a question asking India’s Central Bureau of Investigation to investigate the incident, the Karnataka Home Minister said the police department was efficient and the perpetrators were arrested immediately.
Post Date – Monday, July 10 – 1:40pm
Hubali: Karnataka home minister G Parameshwara on Monday ruled out the possibility of handing over the investigation into the murder of a Jain monk in Belagavi district, praising state police for investigating the case and the efficiency of those arrested so far.
Kamkumar Nandi Maharaj from Nand Parvat Ashram, Chikkodi taluk Hirekodi village was allegedly murdered and his body was dumped in a well pit in Raibag taluk Khatakbhavi village.
“No one would engage in political or other forms of discrimination in this situation…After the police were informed of the incident and lodged a complaint…the police acted immediately and arrested the perpetrators. They have recovered the bodies dumped in the well pit location and necessary action was taken. I commend the police for their prompt action,” Parameshwara told reporters here.
Parameshwara noted that he had spoken to Jain prophet Varuru Gunadhara Nandi Maharaj, who was in Huba after the incident. Leigh initiated a sit-in protest and said he had come to meet him, and Parameshwara said he had come to listen to the prophet’s request and assured that we will take action to ensure that such incidents do not happen again.
Responding to a question about asking India’s Central Bureau of Investigation to investigate the incident, the minister said the police department was efficient and the perpetrators were arrested immediately.
“The investigation is ongoing, so I see no need to hand it over to the CBI or any other agency immediately. The police department has started the investigation and once it is done, the truth will come out.”
Responding to a question on some parties alleging that the case was “overlooked because the Jain community is only a small vote pool”, Parameshwara said it was not right to make such false allegations; the matter should be left to the law .
“The police operate in a non-partisan manner and there is no pressure,” he added.
Members of the Jain community have asked India’s Central Bureau of Investigation to investigate the murder of Kamkumar Nandi Maharaj.
