Narendra Giri death: Post mortem today; 1-min video minutes before suicide also recovered

According to police sources, a 1-minute long video of Mahant has been recovered from his mobile phone which was recorded before he committed suicide. In the video, he has endorsed the claims which he wrote in the suicide note. In the video, Narendra Giri has talked about his suicide and blamed his three disciples.

Another accused Adya Tiwari has also been arrested

Post mortem to be performed at 8AM on Wednesday and samadhi will be done at noon 

The last rites of Mahant Narendra Giri will be held on Thursday in Prayagraj. Mahant Narendra Giri was found dead on Monday at Baghambari Muth in Prayagraj. He was the president of Akhil Bharatiya Akhada Parishad. The peer will be accorded with 'bhu-samadhi'

The meeting of the Akhil Bharatiya Akhada Parishad (ABAP) will be held tomorrow to elect a new president. Mahant Narendra Giri, the president of the largest grouping of sadhus in the country, was found dead on Monday at Prayagraj. 

Additional Director General of Police in Prayagraj said that the main accused has been arrested and a special investigation team (SIT) has been formed to probe the case.

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. The influential Hindu seer was found dead on Monday at Baghambari Muth in Allahabad. He was the president of the Akhil Bharatiya Akhada Parishad, the largest organisation of sadhus in India. "We demand a judicial probe by sitting a high court judge into the matter," Yadav said. The former Uttar Pradesh chief minister also visited Baghambari Math in Allahabad and paid homage to the seer.

A letter petition has been filed in the Allahabad High court seeking a CBI probe into the mysterious death of Akhil Bhartiya Akhara Parishad (ABAP) chief Mahant Narendra Giri. The petition has been filed by advocate Sunil Chaudhary. The petitioner said that the circumstances in which the Mahant was found dead on Monday evening were highly suspicious and mysterious. Some of the members of the Akhara have raised doubts over the five-page suicide letter, purportedly written by Mahant Narendra Giri.

BJP MP Sadhvi Pragya Singh Thakur alleged that Narendra Giri was murdered. She has demanded from Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath to order a CBI enquiry.

Cops are also probing the role of a builder in the death case of Mahendra Narendra Giri. The builder has been identified as Rajesh Tripathi. Sources told India TV that Rajesh's name has already figured in a few criminal cases. 

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath said that culprit will not be spared. He added that the postmortem will be done tomorrow. 

Uttar Pradesh Deputy Chief Minister Keshav Prasad Maurya has said a CBI probe will be ordered in the case if needed. He also said that the accused in the case have been arrested by the police.

According to details available with India TV, an obscene video was allegedly being used to blackmail Mahant Narendra Giri. A Samajwadi Party leader has also come under the police scanner. The influential Hindu seer was found dead on Monday at Baghambari Muth in Prayagraj.

Police said that cops are examining CCTV footage from outside room where Narendra Giri died. A CCTV camera had been installed outside the room.

Uttar Pradesh CM Yogi Adityanath has reached the Baghambari Math to pay homage to Mahant Narendra Giri. Earlier on Monday, Adityanath had tweeted that the demise of the president of Akhil Bharatiya Akhada Parishad is an irreparable loss for the spiritual world. "I pray to Lord Ram to provide his spirit a place at his feet and give strength to his followers to bear this pain," he tweeted.

Mahant Narendra Giri, president of the Akhil Bharatiya Akhara Parishad, had recorded a video before his death. The video is with the police. Police said that officials are examining the content. 

Prime Minister Narendra Modi condoled the death, saying the mahant played an important role in bringing together different streams of seer bodies while remaining dedicated to spiritual traditions. His demise is extremely painful, he tweeted.

BJP leader and Prayagraj MP Rita Bahuguna Joshi has expressed shock at the death of Mahant Narendra Giri. Joshi, who reached the Baghambari Math to pay her homage, said: "He would never have committed suicide. If he did, it must have been under immense pressure." She added that police will investigate the matter thoroughly and there may even be a CBI probe if needed. 

According to a notice issued by the Akhil Bharatiya Akhara Parishad, the mortal remains of Narendra Giri will be kept for darshan by the general public from 11.30 am onwards at the Baghambari Math.

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath and state BJP chief Swatantra Dev Singh will be visiting Prayagraj to pay their respects to the deceased seer. Samajwadi Party national president and former CM Akhilesh Yadav will also visit Prayagraj to pay respects to Narendra Giri.

Police said that prima facie it appeared to be a case of suicide but things will be clearer after the post-mortem and forensic tests. The autopsy report is awaited.

The last rites of Mahant Narendra Giri will be performed today after the arrival of office bearers of the Akhara Parishad. He was found dead under mysterious circumstances at Baghambari Math located residence on Monday. A suicide note was recovered in which the name of his disciples, Anand Giri and two others were mentioned.

Anand Giri, the disciple of Akhil Bharatiya Akhara Parishad (ABAP) President Mahant Narendra Giri, and two others have been taken into custody in connection with the latter's death. An FIR has also been filed against Anand Giri and others at Prayagraj's George Town police station. Anand has been booked under Section 306 of the IPC (Abetment of suicide), according to the copy of FIR. CLICK HERE TO READ MORE