Seer of Murugha Rajendra Brihan Mutt Shivamurthy Murugha Sharanaru, who has been accused of sexually abusing minor girls, was brought to the mutt in Chitradurga by the police on Sunday for conducting a mahazar.
The seer, who is in police custody after a case under POSCO Act was registered against him, was accompanied by investigators and local witnesses when the mahazar was conducted. An officer of the rank of Deputy Superintendent of Police was present, the police said. They accompanied the seer to his quarters in the mutt and the girls hostel.
The seer was taken back to the Deputy Superintendent of Police office for further questioning later.
