Dharmadhikari's supporters responsible for Dinesh's death, alleges family of victim

Mangalore, Dec 14: The death of Dinesh Kumar (23) after his motorcycle was run over by a vehicle, at Ujire has taken several twists and turns. The death, which is now billed as murder by the family members of Dinesh have pointed at Dharmasthala Dharmadhikari's supporters of murdering him.

Though the police had booked the case as an accident, they had to later consider it as a murder case following massive demonstration from victim's relatives and supporters.

When the mishap occurred, the family members of the victim had filed a murder case, which was later changed to accident by victim's father. Later, the family members said that Dinesh Kumar was killed by some influential persons and the case was again changed to murder case.

Babu Gowda, victim's father briefing press person here on Saturday demanded probe into his son's death and said that Dinesh had spoken to him of threat from people from Sri Kshethra Dharmasthala.

“My son has been actively participating in a series of protests held in support of Saujanya. When my son died, I was in a dilemma. My brother Sidappa Gowda and Shyam Sundar Gowda took me to the police station and said that I should register an accident complaint and say that I am not sure of the cause for Dinesh's death. I did as my brother said but I later felt something was fishing because while I was returning home from magistrate's house ASI of Belthangady police station Kalaimar handed over Rs 40,000 to me,” he said adding that now that he knows it fully well that his son was killed by Balakrishna Poojary, the driver of the vehicle and a supporter of Dharmadhikari, he wants a probe into the case.

Activist Mahesh Shetty Thimarody said that earlier victim's parents had stated that it was an accident. But now they realise that it was a pre-planned murder.

“Dinesh Kumar was murdered by the supporters of Dharmadikari, who had turned the entire case of murder into a road mishap,” Mr Shetty said adding that it is rather unfortunate to see that despite so many protests the Government is not ready to initiate a CBI probe into Saujanya murder case and has not taken any action against the influential persons of Belthangady.

“Our fight is for justice. Dharmasthala is not the private property of Dr Veerendra Heggade. It belongs to the devotees and the believers.  In Soujanya rape and murder case, we are demanding for CBI probe under the surveillances of Supreme Court in 464 unnatural dead cases in ten years in Dharmasthala and Ujire surroundings and also the death of eye witness in Soujanya rape and murder case,” he demanded.