Sowjanya Murder Case: SIT Records Statements of Five Key Witnesses in Fresh Probe

Sowjanya Murder Case: SIT Records Statements of Five Key Witnesses in Fresh Probe

Mangalore Today News Network

Mangaluru, Nov 15, 2026: The Special Investigation Team (SIT), probing the 2012 Sowjanya rape and murder case, recorded the statements of five key witnesses on Saturday as part of its ongoing re-investigation.

The witnesses, including the victim’s uncle Vittal Gowda, Krishnappa, Purandara Gowda, Yashoda and her son Pratheek, appeared before the SIT at its office in Mangaluru to record their statements.

The proceedings were conducted in the presence of SIT Investigation Officer SP Lokesh Jagalasar and ACP Manoj Naik.

According to sources, the statements are considered significant as the witnesses were reportedly among the last people to have seen Sowjanya near the bathing ghat in Dharmasthala village on October 9, 2012, shortly before her murder.

The SIT is recording the statements of those who last saw the victim as part of its efforts to gather fresh evidence and establish the sequence of events surrounding the decade-old case.