Mangaluru: A human skull was found beside a state highway near Nethravati bathing ghat in Dharmasthala on Thursday evening. According to police, a man from Bantwal was cutting tree branches that were obstructing electricity poles along the highway when he noticed a human skull by the roadside. He subsequently approached Dharmasthala police and submitted a petition.Police have received the complaint and said an inquiry would be conducted before initiating further legal action.Last year, state govt constituted a special investigation team (SIT) after Chinnayya, who reportedly served as a sanitation worker at Dharmasthala from 1995 to Dec 2014, alleged that he was forced to secretly dispose of bodies. SIT carried out searches by digging at nearly 17 locations. Later, during the investigation, SIT arrested Chinnayya on charges of perjury.
