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.
Lingayat seer Dr Murugha Shivamurthy Sharanaru, accused of raping minor girls, was finally taken into custody by the Karnataka Police on Thursday night - six days after the FIR against him was lodged.