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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Another North Goa nightclub sealed; Kejriwal says corruption led to fire tragedy
Panaji (PTI): As part of a crackdown against tourist establishments violating laws and safety norms in the aftermath of the Arpora fire tragedy, Goa authorities on Saturday sealed a renowned club at Vagator and revoked the fire department NOC of another club.
Cafe CO2 Goa, located on a cliff overlooking the Arabian Sea at Vagator beach in North Goa, was sealed. The move came two days after Goya Club, also in Vagator, was shut down for alleged violations of rules.
Elsewhere, campaigning for local body polls, AAP leader Arvind Kejriwal said the fire incident at Birch by Romeo Lane nightclub at Arpora, which claimed 25 lives on December 6, happened because the BJP government in the state was corrupt.
An inspection of Cafe CO2 Goa by a state government-appointed team revealed that the establishment, with a seating capacity of 250, did not possess a no-objection certificate (NOC) of the Fire and Emergency Services Department. The club, which sits atop Ozrant Cliff, also did not have structural stability, the team found.
The Fire and Emergency Services on Saturday also revoked the NOC issued to Diaz Pool Club and Bar at Anjuna as the fire extinguishers installed in the establishment were found to be inadequate, said divisional fire officer Shripad Gawas.
A notice was issued to Nitin Wadhwa, the partner of the club, he said in the order.
Campaigning at Chimbel village near Panaji in support of his party's Zilla Panchayat election candidate, Aam Aadmi Party leader Kejriwal said the nightclub fire at Arpora happened because of the "corruption of the Pramod Sawant-led state government."
"Why this fire incident happened? I read in the newspapers that the nightclub had no occupancy certificate, no building licence, no excise licence, no construction licence or trade licence. The entire club was illegal but still it was going on," he said.
"How could it go on? Couldn't Pramod Sawant or anyone else see it? I was told that hafta (bribe) was being paid," the former Delhi chief minister said.
A person can not work without bribing officials in the coastal state, Kejriwal said, alleging that officers, MLAs and even ministers are accepting bribes.
