Mahant Narendra Giri, the president of Akhil Bharatiya Akhada Parishad, was observed dead on Monday at Baghambari Muth right here, police stated.
The Parishad is the largest employer of sadhus in India.
According to Inspector General of Police K P Singh, Mahant Giri's body was located placing from the ceiling by his disciples.
A purported suicide observe of seven-8 pages become also located at the web page in which the seer had written that he turned into mentally disturbed and turned into finishing his existence. The seer had written he become dissatisfied with considered one of his disciples, the police said.
He had also delegated various duties to his disciples inside the note, they stated.
The IGP stated that police had obtained a call at 5.30 pm from the Muth that the seer had hanged himself and delivered that his frame changed into found on the visitor house where he lived for the duration of the day.
Prima facie it regarded to be a case of suicide but matters will be clearer after the autopsy and forensic assessments, the police stated.
Singh said a decision can be taken on the remaining rites of the seer after the appearance of workplace bearers of the Akhara Parishad.
The sadhu had also pointed out the construction of a 'samadhi' inside the suicide note, he said, including the decision on it'll also be taken with the aid of the Akhara Parishad's office bearers.
The IGP stated facts about the seer's demise became shared with the chief minister's office.
The influential Hindu seer was hospitalised in April after he examined wonderful from COVID-19.
Several political and non secular leaders condoled his demise.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi condoled the demise, announcing the mahant performed an essential function in bringing together distinctive streams of seer bodies at the same time as final dedicated to spiritual traditions.
His loss of life is extraordinarily painful, Modi tweeted.
"The loss of life of Mahant Narendra Giri ji, President of Akhil Bharatiya Akhara Parishad, is an irreparable loss to the non secular world. I pray to Lord Shri Ram to furnish the departed soul an area at his ft and power to the bereaved followers to endure this sorrow. Om Shanti," Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath tweeted.
Heavy police force become deployed on the Muth from 6 pm onwards and barricades were set up inside the surrounding areas. All pinnacle officials, which includes the divisional commissioner, the district magistrate, IG, SSP, have been gift at the Muth.
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