Bhatkal, Feb 1: Investigation has begun in connection with a complaint lodged by a woman in Honnavar court alleging sexual, physical and mental harassment as well as life threat from her brother-in-law Maruthi Guruji, who is the Dharmadhikari at Shree Veeranjaneya temple at Bangaramakki in Gerusooppa in Honnavar taluk.
It is said that Nayana had left her husband's home in Bangaramakki on November 3 along with her eight-year-old child. Thereafter, her husband Ramachandra Bhat, priest of the temple had lodged a complaint in Honnavar police station stating that his wife and daughter had gone missing.
During this while, Nayana Bhat had reportedly taken shelter at an Ashram in Bengaluru. She lodged a complaint against Maruthi Guru and her husband Ramachandra Bhat with the Inspector General of Police in Bengaluru on November 11.
Since there had been no follow-up investigation even till two months after she lodged a complaint with the police, Nayana approached the court and lodged a complaint against Maruthi Guru, Ramachandra Bhat and Kshema Lokare on several charges including sexual assault, life threat and land grabbing. Investigation has begun in this regard as per the directive issued by the court.
According to the complaint, Nayana had a property of 1.13 acre in Hulagari in Honnavar taluk and her husband had been forcing her to write over the property to his brother Maruthi Guru. When her husband was not at home, Maruthi Guru had allegedly threatened to rape her if she refused to turn over the property to him and also outraged her modesty by pulling her saree. Upon shouting out, he ran from the house. Nayana also stated in the complaint that she left for her brother's house the next day and proceeded towards Bengaluru where she took refuge at an Ashram.
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