The Mysuru city police had recently filed an FIR against the chief pontiff of Murugha Math Shivamurthy Murugha Sharanaru for alleged sexual abuse of minors.
On August 26, the Mysuru police had registered a case under the Indian Penal Code and the POCSO Act against the Muragha Mutt's chief pontiff, Shivamurthy Murugha Sharanaru, for allegedly raping two high school girls.