By: Express News Service July 27, 2025 18:40 IST 2 min readThe Government formed the SIT on July 19 following demands by social activists and lawyers to investigate the claims made by the whistleblower. (File Photo)The Special Investigation Team (SIT) formed by the Karnataka Government to investigate allegations of murders and secret burials in Dakshina Kannada district’s Dharmasthala temple town questioned the whistleblower in the case for around five hours on Saturday.The whistleblower, a former sanitation worker, has made the sensational claim of secretly burying several bodies–especially of women–in Dharmasthala between 1998 and 2014.The interrogation took place a day after SIT officials visited the Dharmasthala police station to collect documents related to the case.Sources said the SIT officials sought further details on his allegation that he had been forced to bury bodies by his superiors while employed at Dharmasthala.Also Read | Dharmasthala ‘secret burials’: Karnataka govt awaits preliminary police report before setting up SITThe officials are also learnt to have verified the identity of the whistleblower, even as various theories surfaced on social media regarding his religious identity.During the questioning, his lawyers accompanied the whistleblower.The Government formed the SIT on July 19 following demands by social activists and lawyers to investigate the claims made by the whistleblower.The police registered an FIR earlier this month after the whistleblower filed a complaint.Stay updated with the latest - Click here to follow us on Instagram© The Indian Express Pvt LtdTags:Bangalore