The SIT is probing Mahesh Shetty Thimarodi's role in the Dharmasthala mass burial case, NDTV reported. Shetty, President of Rashtriya Hindu Jagarana Vedike, was arrested earlier for allegedly making derogatory remarks against BJP National General Secretary BL Santhosh. The SIT is now trying to uncover Shetty's connection with the 'masked' complainant, who is said to have stayed at his house.