In its charge sheet filed in a court in Allahabad in Uttar Pradesh, the CBI has charged Giri, priest of Allahabad's Bade Hanuman Temple Addhya Tiwari, and his son Sandeep Tiwari with criminal conspiracy and abetment to suicide, they said.
On Monday, all the accused in the Narendra Giri death case appeared from jail through video conferencing and refused to give the consent for the polygraph test, alleging that the CBI has filed this application only to harass them.
Mahant Giri, who was the president of the largest organisation of saints in India, was found dead under mysterious circumstances at Baghambari Math in Prayagraj on September 20.
Balbir Giri, 35, has been the most trusted disciple of Mahant Narendra Giri for the past 15 years.
The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Sunday filed an application before the court seeking 10-day custody of Anand Giri, Adya Tiwari, and his son Sandip Tiwari, the prime accused in the alleged death case of Mahant Narendra Giri.
Mahant Narendra Giri was found dead in Prayagraj under mysterious circumstances. However, now the CBI has begun its investigation on the incident as it has sent a team of 20 to Prayagraj.
Mahant Narendra Giri was the president of Akhil Bharatiya Akhara Parishad -- the largest organisation of sadhus in India. He was found hanging by his disciples at the Baghambari Mutt in Prayagraj on Monday.
FIR was lodged against Anand Giri and two others under section 306 (abetment of suicide) of Indian Penal Code (IPC) at the Georgetown police station.
However, during the investigation, the officials found out that the President was not tech-savvy, and had only learnt to make videos on September 19th from one of his disciples, Sarvesh Dwivedi alias Bablu.
Mahant Narendra Giri, who was the president of the largest organisation of sadhus in India, was found hanging by his disciples at the Baghambari Mutt in Allahabad on Monday.
Anand Giri, disciple of Mahant Narendra Giri has been purportedly named in the seer's suicide note.
Anand Giri was detained after a case for abetting suicide was lodged against him, Kumar said. On Tuesday, the Uttar Pradesh Police constituted an 18-member SIT to probe the death of Akhil Bharatiya Akhada Parishad president Mahant Narendra Giri and detained a disciple of the seer in Haridwar.
The saddest part of this story is that the Mahant had groomed his disciple, Anand Giri, from childhood, looking after his education and upbringing.
Mahant Narendra Giri, who was the president of the largest organisation of sadhus in India, was found hanging by his disciples at Baghambari Muth in Allahabad on Monday.
More than his spiritual qualifications, Anand Giri has been known for his escapades.
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Mahant Narendra Giri, president of the Akhil Bharatiya Akhara Parishad, was found dead in his room at the Baghambari Math in Prayagraj on Monday evening.
Speaking to India TV, Balveer Giri said that those who committed the crime must be booked. Uttar Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath himself had come, to stock of the situation, the government agencies are probing the matter, the culprit should be punished."
Mahant Narendra Giri's hand-written note clearly states that the seer had commited suicide and also has named his estranged disciple Anand Giri and the priest of the Hanuman temple, Adya Tiwari and his son Sandeep Tiwari. The note which was exclusively accessed by India TV states that the seer was mentally harassed and being blackmailed by Anand Giri. He wrote, "Anand Giri was going to release a morphed image and video of me with a woman, which will tarnish my image and would bring disgrace to the position which I hold."
Mahant Narendra Giri was found dead on Monday at Baghambari Muth, police said. The Parishad is the largest organisation of sadhus in India. Today, an 8-page suicide note was made public by the authorities.
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