Bengaluru, July 19 -- Chief minister Siddaramaiah on Friday said the government would take appropriate action in regard to the allegations of mass burials and sexual assaults in Dharmasthala, including the possible formation of a Special Investigation Team (SIT), based on the findings of the police department.

"If SIT is necessary, it will be constituted. It will be based on the police department's report. The individual was absconding for 10 years; he has now made a statement before the police and has said whatever he has to. He has said that he is the one who has buried the dead bodies and that he will show the spot where they are buried. Let's see what the police say in a couple of days," the chief minister said, referring to the key ...