Udupi, August 21: The report of the Forensic Science Lab (FSL) on the death of Lakshmivara Tirtha Swamiji of Shiroor Mutt reached the Manipal KMC doctors who conducted the post-mortem of the body, on Tuesday and the final report is expected to reach the police by week-end.

The Manipal KMC hospital doctors who conducted the post-mortem of the swamiji who died at the hospital on July 19, have suspected the poisoning. In view of this, there were several doubts over the death of the swamiji. His brother Lathavya Acharya had lodged a complaint at the Hiriyadka police station alleging that it was an unnatural death. Based on his complaint, the police had booked a case and started investigation.

The police have investigated the Shiroor Moola Mutt where the swamiji stayed during his last days. The police also checked the food he had consumed, rooms where he had stayed and even the FSL teams which visited the Moola Mutt twice had collected the samples. Amidst this, the KMC hospital had submitted its post-mortem report to the police on July 30 and said that the final report would be submitted only after getting the FSL report. So, the FSL report has got importance. Now, the FSL Mangaluru Regional office experts have sent the report to the KMC hospital. Manipal KMC hospital experts would study the report in detail and prepare the final report which will be submitted to the police for further action. Sources said that the police might get the final report either on August 27 or 28.

FSL report says it’s natural death?

Sources said that it was mentioned in the FSL report that the death of Shiroor swamiji was natural. Vital organs like kidney, liver and other parts of the swamiji were tested in the laboratory. Now, according to the FSL report, there was no poisonous content in his body and he died naturally, sources said.



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Thrissur (Kerala) (PTI): At least five people, including two children, were killed and as many persons injured when a truck ploughed into the roadside tent where they were sleeping in this central Kerala district early on Tuesday, police said.

The victims, nomads living in tents set up along the highway, were struck by the truck on a national highway in Nattika, under the Valapad police station limits, at 4.30 am, they said.

The injured have been admitted to Thrissur Government Medical College Hospital, with the condition of two individuals reported as serious, police said.

Among the deceased are two children, aged one-and-a-half and four years. Two women were also killed.

The driver and cleaner of the vehicle have been taken into custody, police added.