Mysterious death of Shiroor Swamiji: No post mortem report even after one month
Udupi, Aug,18: One month has passed since the mysterious death of Shiroor seer Lakshmivara Theertha swamiji, but the final report of his autopsy report is still awaited.
On July 17 Shiroor seer was admitted to Gandhi hospital in Udupi with complaints of vomiting and other health ailments. Later he was shifted to KMC hospital for treatment where he breathed his last on July 19 at 8.30am.
Medical officer at the hospital has stated that the blood samples of the seer had poison. This had given raise to suspicion about seer's death. Seer's brother Latavya Acharya has filed a complaint in Hiriyadka police station. Police had questioned several people in this regard. They had took possession of Udupi and Moola mutt and had sent the samples to forensic lab.
Hospital had submitted the post mortem report on July 30. However, it is stated in the report that the final report will be given only after getting report from the forensic lab. But even after one month there is no news from forensic lab. This has further created many speculations. Police are still awaiting this report.
It is also said that till date no FIR has been registered in the case. At the time when even the news of a small accident or robbery reaches the court, it has no clue about Shiroor seer's death. Because, no FIR has registered in this case. How a person can get justice when his case is not heard by the court, questioned advocate Ravikiran Murudeshwar, appearing for Swamiji.
But police opines that there is no need to register another FIR in the case. If post mortem report suggests foul play then the complaint filed by deceased's brother will be converted into murder case. This has happened in the murder of Hussainabba, a cattle trader from Perdur.
The final report of forensic lab on Shiroor seer's death is yet to come. This is the first case where autopsy report is delayed by a month. As the deceased was a seer, it was expected that the autopsy report would be received without delay. As the report is delayed there is chance that the poisonous substance found in seer's body will be lost. Hence, forensic lab should give its final report as soon as possible.
Ravikiran Murudeshwar, Advocate
The final report from forensic lab is still awaited. Only after receiving this report doctors of Manipal Kasturba medical college will give their final report on Shiroor seer's post mortem.
Laxman Nimbargi, Superintendent of police, Udupi district.
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Sanjay Raut demands re-election, alleges irregularities in EVMs during Maharashtra polls
Mumbai, Nov 25: Shiv Sena (UBT) MP Sanjay Raut on Monday demanded a re-election in Maharashtra using ballot papers, claiming there were irregularities with the electronic voting machines (EVMs).
Talking to reporters, Raut alleged several complaints about EVMs malfunctioning and questioned the integrity of the recently held elections.
The BJP-led Mahayuti won 230 out of 288 seats in the assembly elections, while the opposition Maha Vikas Aghadi managed 46 seats, with Shiv Sena (UBT) winning just 20 out of 95 seats it contested.
"We have received nearly 450 complaints regarding EVMs. Despite raising objections repeatedly, no action has been taken on these issues. How can we say these elections were conducted fairly? Hence, I demand that the results be set aside and elections be held again using ballot papers," Raut said.
Citing some instances, he said a candidate in Nashik reportedly received only four votes despite having 65 votes from his family, while in Dombivli, discrepancies were found in EVM tallies, and election officials refused to acknowledge the objections.
The Sena (UBT) leader also questioned the credibility of the landslide victories of some candidates, saying, "What revolutionary work have they done to receive more than 1.5 lakh votes? Even leaders who recently switched parties have become MLAs. This raises suspicions. For the first time, a senior leader like Sharad Pawar has expressed doubts about EVMs, which cannot be ignored."
Asked about the MVA's poor performance in the elections, Raut rejected the idea of blaming a single individual.
"We fought as a united MVA. Even a leader like Sharad Pawar, who commands immense respect in Maharashtra, faced defeat. This shows that we need to analyse the reasons behind the failure. One of the reasons is EVM irregularities and the misuse of the system, unconstitutional practices, and even judicial decisions left unresolved by Justice Chandrachud," he said.
Raut stressed that though internal differences might have existed within the MVA, the failure was collective.
He also accused the Mahayuti of conducting the elections in an unfair manner.
"I cannot call the elections fair given the numerous reports of discrepancies in EVMs, mismatched numbers, and vote irregularities across the state," Raut said.
