The note also names Aadhya Tiwari, a priest of the Bhagambari Math, and his son Sandeep. All three were arrested. In the FIR registered in the case, Anand has been accused of abetment to suicide. Additional DG (Prayagraj zone) Prem Prakash constituted an 18-member SIT to probe Giri’s death.
Prominent people who paid tribute to the late Mahant included UP CM Yogi Adityanath and former CM Akhilesh Yadav. While Yogi said the culprits would not be spared, Akhilesh demanded a probe by a sitting High Court judge.
“I learned that Anand Giri was going to share with the public a morphed photo showing me with a girl. Anand asked me once the allegations spread, how many people would you prove your innocence to? ? Garima … and I cannot live with the humiliation that I will have to bear…” said the suicide note, which was found on Monday at the Bhagambri Math along with Giri’s body.
Saints in Haridwar, including disciples of Narendra Giri, have now alleged that his death was the result of a “conspiracy” by those who asked the Mahant over a series of controversial decisions made by him as the head of the Akhil Bharatiya Akhara Parishad (ABAP). were angry. .
“It is unlikely that just one or two people were behind his death. Many people were upset with the decisions taken by him since he took over as the head of Akhil Bharatiya Akhara Parishad in 2016,” said a seer.
In 2017, Giri had come out with a list of fake ascetics, which angered many. “Such hypocritical babas should be put in jail. Their assets should be checked,” he had said. TOI in its edition of September 10 that year had reported the development which had created a ripples within the sadhu community across the country. He had announced another list two months later in December with the names of more fake sadhus.
In 2019, Giri was charged in connection with the murder of Panchayati Akhara secretary Ashish Giri in Daryaganj (Allahabad) over a property dispute, after Ashish was found dead under mysterious circumstances. However, Giri got a clean chit in the police investigation.
Giri had also angered a section of saints during Kumbh 2021 when he refused to give ABAP recognition to the transgender akhara, which was introduced for the first time at the festival. “Giri had many differences with many people. His disciple had threatened to expose him and other sadhus earlier this year as well. But they had settled their differences a few months back. Then why all of a sudden blackmail him? What did he want?” asked a seer.
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