<p>Shivamurthy Murugha Sharana, who is judicial custody in connection with a sexual abuse case, has been booked for violating the Juvenile Justice Act, 2015. Rural police registered a third FIR against the seer on Tuesday.</p>.<p>Following the complaint lodged by the District Child Welfare Committee, the police have registered a case against the seer, the then secretary Paramashivaiah, the hostel warden and the Madilu adoption centre manager.</p>.<p>In the complaint, the child welfare committee alleged that the mutt deliberately hid details about a five-year old girl and a 17-year old girl found on the premises of a hostel run by the mutt, and thus violated Section 32 of Juvenile Justice Act. </p>.<p><strong>Also Read | <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/state/top-karnataka-stories/basavaprabhu-appointed-in-charge-pontiff-of-murugha-mutt-1154146.html" target="_blank">Basavaprabhu appointed in charge pontiff of Murugha Mutt</a></strong></p>.<p>It may be mentioned here that the women & child development department had carried out counselling for all inmates of the girls' hostel after a sexual abuse case was registered against the seer. During the session, the officials came to know about a 17-year old orphan girl. However, the mutt had not shared information about the girl with the child welfare committee, which is a violation of the Juvenile Justice Act.</p>.<p>A girl aged around five years was also found on the premises of the mutt-run hostel on October 12. However, the child was not registered with the special adoption centre run by the mutt, something that is also a violation of the act.</p>.<p>Taking into account the aforementioned lapses, the child welfare committee lodged a complaint with rural police, leading to the registration of the FIR.</p>
<p>Shivamurthy Murugha Sharana, who is judicial custody in connection with a sexual abuse case, has been booked for violating the Juvenile Justice Act, 2015. Rural police registered a third FIR against the seer on Tuesday.</p>.<p>Following the complaint lodged by the District Child Welfare Committee, the police have registered a case against the seer, the then secretary Paramashivaiah, the hostel warden and the Madilu adoption centre manager.</p>.<p>In the complaint, the child welfare committee alleged that the mutt deliberately hid details about a five-year old girl and a 17-year old girl found on the premises of a hostel run by the mutt, and thus violated Section 32 of Juvenile Justice Act. </p>.<p><strong>Also Read | <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/state/top-karnataka-stories/basavaprabhu-appointed-in-charge-pontiff-of-murugha-mutt-1154146.html" target="_blank">Basavaprabhu appointed in charge pontiff of Murugha Mutt</a></strong></p>.<p>It may be mentioned here that the women & child development department had carried out counselling for all inmates of the girls' hostel after a sexual abuse case was registered against the seer. During the session, the officials came to know about a 17-year old orphan girl. However, the mutt had not shared information about the girl with the child welfare committee, which is a violation of the Juvenile Justice Act.</p>.<p>A girl aged around five years was also found on the premises of the mutt-run hostel on October 12. However, the child was not registered with the special adoption centre run by the mutt, something that is also a violation of the act.</p>.<p>Taking into account the aforementioned lapses, the child welfare committee lodged a complaint with rural police, leading to the registration of the FIR.</p>