In view of the crowd, adequate security arrangements were made along the route, police said.
Udupi, July 22: The police have been conducting investigation from all directions on the death of Shiroor swamiji and they have got important clues related to the incident, it is said.
The police have searched a flat belonging to a woman who was very close to the swamiji, at Kinnimulki.
The flat was purchased by the swamiji for the lady. The police have searched the flat in order to collect some important information. The police also took another person from Manchi of Manipal who identified himself with the swamiji for the last many years, into their custody and interrogated him. It is said that the police have collected important details from him for the last two-three days.
It is also said that the police have taken some persons who prepared food on last Monday during Van Mahotsav programme at Moola Mutt into the custody and interrogating. Some of them might be considered as the witnesses. The various police teams have involved in investigation in different directions. One team has been involving in observing the CCTV footage recovered from the Moola Mutt, it is said.
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Chikkamagaluru (Karnataka), Nov 1: Three people sustained minor injuries as they fell down due to the slippery route because of rain when they were on the way to Deviramma hill temple here, a police officer said on Friday.
All three of them sustained minor injuries and were discharged after first aid, Vikram Amathe, Superintendent of Police (Chikkamagaluru) told PTI.
According to him, a large number of people climbed up the hill shrine to have darshan of the Goddess.
"Because of rain, the route has become slippery. Only three people were injured as they slipped while climbing," Amathe said.
The injured were immediately shifted via ambulance and given necessary first-aid, he said.
Also, two women had fallen unconscious because of fasting on October 30, he clarified.
According to him, the 24-hour darshan started on October 30 and went on till early morning of October 31.