India, July 29 -- The investigation into the alleged mass burials in Dharmasthala has entered a critical phase, with the Special Investigation Team (SIT) initiating the exhumation of bodies at identified burial sites in Dharmasthala village, located in Belthangady taluk of Dakshina Kannada district.

According to a report by The New Indian Express, the first round of digging began on Sunday at a location next to the Nethravathi bathing ghat, one of the 13 sites flagged by the witness-complainant in the case. A group of labourers was brought to assist in the excavation under tight supervision.

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The complainant was escorted to the site by SIT...