Mangalore : Mahesh Shetty Thimarodi, Hindu leader who was formerly a Hindu Jagarana Vedike leader has alleged that some powerful forces were behind the rape and murder case of Sowjanya.

Speaking to reporters here on October  10, Thursday, Shetty said land mafia too had a role behind the murder. Stating that  justice has still been denied in the case even after a year, he also said that the Belthangady inspector Yogish Kumar had destroyed evidences  at the scene of the crime and also had hid the note having telephone numbers found near the body of Sowjanya. He also said the place where Sowjanya was murdered and the place where the body was found were different.

He said though some people including a teacher who were travelling by a school bus were witness to the kidnapping of Sowjanya, they were prevented from speaking out.

He also said he faced threat and demanded probe into all  unnatural death cases reported from Dharmasthala.He also sought CBI probe into Sowjanya case.