‘Seer Narendra Giri’s death being probed, guilty will be punished’

Uttar Pradesh CM Yogi Adityanath pays tribute to Akhil Bharatiya Akhara Parishad President Mahant Narendra Giri Maharaj, who was found dead in mysterious conditions, in Prayagraj, on Tuesday. Pic/PTI

All aspects related to the death of top seer Mahant Narendra Giri are being probed and the guilty will be punished, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath said on Tuesday. The influential Hindu seer was found dead on Monday at Baghambari Muth in Allahabad. He was the president of Akhil Bharatiya Akhada Parishad, the largest organisation of sadhus in India. The police under ADG (Allahabad zone) and commissioner, Allahabad are working as a team, the chief minister who rushed to Allahabad to pay respects to the seer told newspersons there.

Asserting that evidence has been collected in connection with the seer's death, Adityanath said the case will be solved soon. Every single aspect connected with the case will be exposed and the guilty will be punished, he added.

According to the wishes of the seer's followers, the body will be kept for darshan (public viewing) on Tuesday so that people can pay their last respects, Adityanath said, adding that a five-member team will conduct a post-mortem examination on Wednesday. After that, he will be laid to rest in a ‘samadhi' as per religious rites and beliefs, the chief minister said. A purported suicide note of seven-eight pages was also found at the site in which the seer had written that he was mentally disturbed and was ending his life.

SP demands judicial probe into seer's death

Samajwadi Party President Akhilesh Yadav on Tuesday demanded a judicial probe by a sitting high court judge into the death of seer Mahant Narendra Giri. "We demand a judicial probe by a sitting high court judge into the matter," Yadav told reporters. The former Uttar Pradesh chief minister also visited Baghambari Math in Allahabad and paid homage to the seer.

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