Seer

Space would be provided for idols of prominent Hindu seers within the temple complex. Idols of main characters from the Ramayana period will also be part of the temple complex. 

Sources said after allegations of sexual abuse against Chitradurga's Murugha Math chief pontiff Shivamurthy Murugha Sharanaru, a conversation between two women had gone viral in which they purportedly discussed that seers of several maths in the state were said to be involved in such activities and had taken the name of the Neginhal math seer among others.

Earlier on Friday, Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai said the state police have been given complete freedom to investigate the sexual abuse case involving Lingayat seer.

The Karnataka Lingayat seer arrested for allegedly sexually assaulting minor girls was sent to four-day police custody on Friday. Earlier today, Shivamurthy Murugha Sharanaru was shifted to Bengaluru after developing some health complications in jail.

This comes after high-school girls had approached a non-governmental organisation (NGO) in Mysuru and told about the alleged abuse. Following this, the NGO approached the authorities and the case was registered by the police.

Shivamurthy Murugha Sharanaru was arrested by police after an interrogation shortly after his detention on Thursday, and proper procedures were followed later that night, as per the source. The case's investigation officer, Deputy Superintendent of Police Anil Kumar, questioned the pontiff of one of the state's most prominent and influential Lingayat seminaries at an undisclosed location. 

Protests by Dalit and student organisations were seen in parts of Karnataka, including Bengaluru’s Freedom Park, demanding Shivakumar’s immediate arrest.  As one of the survivors is a Dalit, the seer was further accused under the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act. 

Inderpreet Kaur is the ex-wife of Punjab's new Chief Minister, Bhagwant Mann. According to reports, Bhagwant Mann and his wife Kaur split in 2015. Kaur left India after her divorce. Mann and Kaur are the parents of two children, a son and a girl. The son's name is Dilshan Maan, and the daughter's name is Seerat Kaur Mann. They are both studying right now.

In response to the claims, Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai stated that his administration takes the seer's accusations "extremely seriously." The claim comes only days after BJP politician K S Eshwarappa resigned from his ministerial post on Saturday, after the suspected suicide of a contractor in a hotel room in Udupi on April 12.

In yet another case of religious polarisation, now Hindu groups have raised Azaan row in Karnataka. A Hindu seer sang bhajans using loudspeakers and activists gave a representation to Bengaluru cops against the use of Azaan in Masjids.

Muslim and Christian leaders met Udupi seer Vishwaprasanna Teertha Swami seeking his intervention to contain the volatile situation and polarisation in Karnataka. The seer urged everyone to come together at a common platform in order to discuss and resolve the issue.

On the backdrop of hijab row, ban on Muslim vendors in temple premises, now Hindu outfits have pitched for boycott on 'Halal meat shops'. Hindu Janajagruthi Samithi spokesperson said a campaign has been launched against 'Halal' products. Kali Swami, a Hindu seer launched the campaign by cutting a chicken through 'Jhatka' (traditional way of cutting chicken and goat).

A court in Pune, two days ago, had remanded Kalicharan Maharaj one-day police custody after the Pune Police took custody of him from its counterpart in Raipur in connection with the hate speeches made by him during the “Shivpratap Di” programme held in the city on December 19.

After this, his lawyers have said that they will move to the HC and will file another bail petition. Kalicharan Maharaj has been judicial custody till January 13.

Raipur Superintendent of Police Prashant Agrawal said, "Raipur police has arrested the leader from a rented room near Jageshwar Dham."