Narendra Giri death case: CBI takes over case from UP Police, files FIR

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Allahabad, Sep 24, 2021: The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has filed an FIR in connection with the death of Akhil Bharatiya Akhara Parishad chief Mahant Narendra Giri.

 

Mahant Narendra Giri was found dead in his room at Baghambari Gaddi Math on Monday. A preliminary autopsy report has revealed that Narendra Giri died of asphyxia due to hanging.

The FIR was lodged after the Uttar Pradesh government recommended a CBI probe into Narendra Giri’s death.

According to an investigation by the UP Police, the 72-year-old was last seen entering his room after lunch on Monday. In the evening, when his disciples knocked on the door, it went unanswered.

Repeated calls on his cell phone also were not answered, after which, his disciples broke the door open and entered the room. They found Narendra Giri hanging from the ceiling.

An alleged handwritten suicide letter was also recovered from the room in which Mahant Narendra Giri wrote his will and the names of a number of people who had been allegedly troubling him.

"I lived with dignity, will not be able to live with insult, this is why I am taking my own life," the eight-page long suicide letter read, according to police.

Mahant Narendra Giri also wrote a "will" in his suicide note about what is to be done with the Math after his demise.

Three people, Sandeep Tiwari along with two disciples, Anand Giri and Aadhya Prasad, were arrested by UP Police in connection with the case on charges of abetting the suicide of Mahant Narendra Giri.

Courtesy:India Today