Bengaluru, 27 Oct

Karnataka Home Minister G Parameshwara on Monday said that the SIT probing into the allegations of mass burials in the temple town of Dharmasthala is likely to submit its report by the end of October.

He, however, said it remains to be seen whether the SIT report will be a final one or an interim report.

"The Special Investigation Team has said that they would give the report in October. The might probably give it before 31 October or plus or minus two days, they may give the report. We have told them to report comprehensively and submit the final report," Parameshwara said in response to a question.

Speaking to reporters here, he said the SIT had said that the report will be submitted after getting the Forensic Science Laboratory (FSL) reports, chemical analysis and others.

"Because the bones that were gathered should be subjected to chemical analysis and concluded. After completing all this, they (SIT) have said that they will submit the report," he added.

The SIT, formed by the State government, has conducted excavations at multiple locations identified by the complainant in the forested areas along the banks of the Netravathi River in Dharmasthala, finding some skeletal remains.