U.P. govt. orders CBI probe into seer’s death
The Hindu
The police has booked Anand Giri, a close disciple of Narendra Giri, for abetment of suicide and brought him to Prayagraj for questioning after detaining him in Haridwar
The Yogi Adityanath-led Uttar Pradesh government late on Wednesday recommended a probe by the Central Bureau of Investigation into the in Prayagraj, the State Home Department said.
Mr. Adityanath had on Tuesday said those guilty in thewould be punished after an independent investigation even as Samajwadi Party president Akhilesh Yadav had demanded that a probe be conducted by a sitting judge of the Allahabad High Court. Narendra Giri was known to have friendly ties with both the BJP and the SP.
The police, meanwhile, have booked Anand Giri, a close disciple of Narendra Giri till they had a public fallout earlier this year, for abetment of suicide and brought him to Prayagraj for questioning after detaining him in Haridwar.