Shivamurthy Murugha Sharanaru

Karnataka: Murugha Mutt head hospitalised after being arrested in sexual abuse case

Shivamurthy Murugha Sharanaru, arrested for alleged sexual abuse of high school girls and sent to judicial custody, was taken to the district hospital on Friday after developing some health complications in jail, police sources said.

Karnataka rape-accused mutt head and other ‘godmen’ who have been embroiled in sex abuse cases

'Godmen' who exploit women are not an anomaly in India. Stories of Asaram Bapu, Gurmeet Ram Rahim and Gulzar Ahmad Bhat have sent shockwaves across the country. Now Shivamurthy Murugha Sharanaru, the chief pontiff of Karnataka’s influential Lingayat mutt, has been arrested for sexually abusing girls

Karnataka: Lingayat seer Shivamurthy Murugha Sharanaru, accused of sexual assault, arrested

The pontiff had applied for an anticipatory bail on Monday and on Thursday, the court adjourned the hearing till Friday