Police get Shiroor Swamiji’s postmortem report
Waiting for FSL report to ascertain reason for death
Udupi, July 30: The postmortem report of Lakshmivara Tirtha Swamiji of Shiroor Mutt reached the police on Monday. But keeping pending the opinion for the reason for the death, it was mentioned about the report of the Forensic Science Laboratory (FSL).
A team of expert doctors of the KMC hospital which conducted the postmortem on the swamiji, has submitted an eight-page report to SP Lakshman Nimbargi on Monday and in the report, the doctors have given detailed report on liver, kidney, bleeding and other vital organs in the body. But nowhere in the report, they have mentioned the cause for the death. They have kept pending the opinion on the cause of the death and said that they were expecting the FSL report. Soon after getting the FSL report, the doctors would cross-check both the reports and ascertain the reason for the death. But the doctors have not mentioned in their report about the poison, sources said.
Following the submission of the postmortem report, the investigating team held a meeting to discuss the issue. FSL report would take another one month. But the police, without waiting for the FSL report, have continued their investigation into the case. Sources said that the police have once again interrogated a woman who was close to the swamiji.
Because of ill-health, Shiroor swamiji was admitted to Gandhi hospital at Udupi on July 17 at 11 am. Later, he was shifted to KMC hospital on July 18 at 1.05 am for more treatment. But on July 19 at 8.30 am, the swamiji breathed his last at the hospital.
The doctors then said that the swamiji died due to heavy internal bleeding and as per the hospital medical report, the swamiji died because of poisoning. In view of this, Latavya Acharya, brother of Lakshmivara Tirtha Swamiji, lodged a complaint at Hiriyadka police station. Now, the investigation is going on under the leadership of investigating officer and Karkala DySP Belliyappa.
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PWD, Google Maps officials booked in Bareilly bridge death case
Budaun (UP), Nov 25: Police here have booked officials of the Public Works Department and Google Maps in connection with the death of three men whose car rolled over an under-construction bridge while following directions on the navigation app, an officer on Monday said.
The car fell into the Ramganga river from a partially constructed bridge in Dataganj Police Station area early Sunday.
Nitin and Ajit, aged 30, both brothers from Farrukhabad district, and Amit, 40, from Mainpuri district, were on their way from Noida to Faridpur in Bareilly to attend a wedding.
According to police, the driver was led by Google Maps into taking the unsafe route.
The incident took place on the Bareilly-Budaun border.
Dataganj Police Station SHO Gaurav Bishnoi said an FIR on charges of laxity in duty and others was filed against four engineers of the PWD, along with some unknown people.
The regional officer of Google Map has also been brought under the scope of investigation. His name is yet to be included in the FIR.
Meanwhile, a spokesperson of Google in a statement said, "Our deepest sympathies go out to the families. We're working closely with the authorities and providing our support to investigate the issue."
On Sunday, Faridpur Circle Officer Ashutosh Shivam said, "Earlier this year, floods caused the front portion of the bridge to collapse onto the river, but this change had not been updated in the system."
He said the bridge had no safety barriers or warning signs on the approach.
