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From travelling in high-end sports cars to undertaking foreign trips, a look at Anand Giri's luxurious life before being arrested

Anand Giri, the disciple of the president of Akhil Bharatiya Akhara Parishad Mahant Narendra Giri, has been detained by the Uttar Pradesh Police from Haridwar after the seer was found dead in Prayagraj on Monday (September 20, 2021).

Zee Media Bureau|

Updated:Sep 21, 2021, 07:47 PM IST

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Anand Giri was detained on Monday night

Anand Giri was detained on Monday night and an FIR has been registered against him under IPC Section 306 (Abetment of suicide).

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Mahant Narendra Giri was found dead in Prayagraj

Mahant Narendra Giri, the president of the largest organisation of seers in India, was found dead at Baghambari Muth in Prayagraj.

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A suicide note has been recovered

A purported suicide note of as many as 12 pages was also recovered, in which Narendra Giri had written that he was mentally disturbed and was ending his life.

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Mahanta Narendra Giri blamed Anand Giri, two others for his death in his suicide note

Narendra Giri has blamed Anand Giri, Aadhya Tiwari and Sandeep Tiwari for his death in his suicide note.

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Anand Giri has termed it as a conspiracy

Anand Giri termed the allegation as a conspiracy by people who used to extort money from Mahant Narendra Giri

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Anand Giri said handwriting in suicide note needs to be probed

"It is a big conspiracy by people who used to extort money from Guruji and wrote my name in the letter. It needs to be investigated as Guruji has not written a letter in his life and could not do suicide. His handwriting needs to be probed," Anand Giri said.

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Akhilesh Yadav has demanded a judicial probe by a sitting high court judge

Samajwadi Party President Akhilesh Yadav on Tuesday demanded a judicial probe by a sitting high court judge.

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Anand Giri, disciple of Mahant Narendra Giri

A lawyer has mailed a petition to the chief justice of the Allahabad High Court seeking a CBI probe into the case.

"The Mahant was provided security by the state government. How can such an incident take place in the presence of a huge number of disciples and security officials?" the letter-petition stated.

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Yogi Adityanath pays tribute to Mahant Narendra Giri

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath paid tributes to Mahant Narendra Giri.

Adityanath said that all aspects related to the death of top seer are being probed and the guilty will be punished. Asserting that evidence has been collected in connection with Mahant's death, the UP CM said the case will be solved soon.