Dharmasthala Mass Burial Case: In one of the biggest scandals of 2025, a former sanitation worker revealed that he had allegedly been forced to bury multiple bodies, including those of women and children, over two decades. The burials supposedly happened in the forested areas surrounding the temple town of Dharmasthala, which gave credibility to his claims by providing skeletal remains and documents found at possible grave sites, hence causing tremendous public shock and media uproar.
In response to this, the Karnataka government established a Special Investigation Team (SIT) led by top-ranking police officials. The SIT has begun the process of digging and excavating the suspected sites near the Netravathi River. Findings in the initial excavation include bones, PAN cards, ATM cards, and other remains, which are now sent for forensic examinations. This has further fueled public discussions and insistence on a wide and proper investigation.
With this becoming such a nationwide issue and political controversy, rumor has begun to make itself at home in anticipation of a film being made from the events. However, there has been no word or announcement from any authority about any film in progress on the sensitive subject. Some connections have been made to past efforts, such as The Kashmir Files. Which build dramatization around real-life tragedies, but this one continues to be hot and volatile with continuing investigation. Making it pretty risky to make it a frame tale right now.
Any kind of cinema that would be made on this is under serious legal restrictions, gag orders on media making any coverage. nd the heavy possibility of polluting the public mind or adjourning the investigation. Currently, thousands of online links have been restricted or removed under court directives, making things more complicated for any filmmaker.
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But while the actual case falls in the range of crime thriller. It is nevertheless a reality tragedy under investigation right now, not really a film venture. Given the gravity of the situation and developments in the same. For the time being, the emphasis being laid on executing truth and delivering justice.