Manipal doctors get FSL report: Final report by week-end
Shiroor Swamiji’s death case
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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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.
