India, Aug. 23 -- Sujatha Bhat, a woman from Bengaluru who had previously alleged that her daughter had gone missing in Dharmasthala in 2003 - a claim that sparked controversy over mass burials, has now admitted that she fabricated the entire story, stating that there was never any daughter named Ananya Bhat.

"It is not true. There was never any daughter named Ananya Bhat," Sujatha Bhat claimed.

A fresh twist unfolded on Friday after she withdrew her claims, conceding that her account had been invented. Speaking to a YouTube channel, Sujatha explained why she had made the allegations concerning Dharmasthala.

She disclosed that she had been persuaded by activists Girish Mattannavar and T Jayanti to allege that her daughter Ananya had di...