India, Oct. 8 -- Sujatha Bhatt, whose claim of a missing daughter intensified the ongoing investigation into alleged mass graves in Dharmasthala, has publicly admitted that her story was fabricated and sought forgiveness from devotees and authorities.

Bhatt, speaking to the media, said she would personally visit the Dharmasthala temple to apologise to Lord Manjunatha Swamy and Dr. D. Veerendra Heggade, the temple's head. "I made a mistake by going with the Burude gang (the gang cuurently suspected to be behind the alleged conspiracy). That regret still haunts me," she said. "So, I will go to Dharmasthala and apologise for my mistake."

Her latest admission on Tuesday marked a dramatic reversal from the detailed account she had earlier pr...