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Soujanya Case Revived: State Government Orders New Investigation with SIT!
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News18•24-09-2026, 22:53
Soujanya Case Revived: State Government Orders New Investigation with SIT!
- •The 2012 murder of 17-year-old Soujanya in Dharmasthala, Belthangady taluk, shook Dakshina Kannada district.
- •Despite investigations by Belthangady police, CID, and CBI, Soujanya never received justice.
- •Following a Supreme Court order for re-investigation, the state government has formed a new Special Investigation Team (SIT).
- •The SIT is led by N. Shashikumar and includes Mangaluru Police Commissioner Sudheer Kumar Reddy and other IPS officers.
- •The Supreme Court expressed dissatisfaction with the CBI investigation, citing flaws and a failure to identify real culprits, ordering a report within three months.
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The Supreme Court expressed severe dissatisfaction with the previous CBI investigation, stating that it had numerous flaws and failed to identify the real culprits behind the 2012 rape and murder of 17-year-old Soujanya.
Following the Supreme Court's directive, the state government formed a new Special Investigation Team (SIT) led by N. Shashikumar, which includes other top IPS officers.
The Supreme Court ordered that the SIT must operate free from any outside influence, utilize advanced technology, avoid interrogating the previously accused Santhosh Rao, and submit a complete investigation report within three months.
