UP Recommends Central Agency Probe Into Seer's Death
NDTV
Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath had earlier said that "several pieces of evidence" had been collected and that the "culprits won't be spared".
The Uttar Pradesh government has recommended a CBI investigation into the death of Narendra Giri, head of top religious body Akhil Bharatiya Akhara Parishad.
"On the instructions of UP Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, a probe by the CBI (Central Bureau of Investigation) has been recommended in the incident pertaining to the sad death of chairman of Akhara Parishad Mahant Narendra Giri," the state Home department said in a tweet in Hindi.The development comes a day after the state police arrested Anand Giri, Narendra Giri's protege and closest aide till they fell out in May. Anand Giri, it is alleged, had been harassing the religious leader who allegedly died by suicide. Police said a suicide note found near his body mentioned Anand Giri.
The state police had also formed an 18-member Special Investigation Team to probe the incident.
Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath had earlier said that "several pieces of evidence" had been collected and that the "culprits won't be spared".
