Mangaluru: Putting an end to the mystery surrounding the death of Shiroor Math seer Lakshmivara Theertha Swami, Udupi Superintendent of Police (SP) Laxman Nimbargi on Friday, September 28 said that the closure report has been filed by the district police in this regard.
After the phone-in programme held on Friday, SP Nimbargi told the media personnel that the Assistant Commissioner of Kundapur sub-division has accepted the closure report.
The forensic report had stated that the seer’s death was due to natural causes and not poisoning and now, the closure report has been filed by the district police. The seer’s younger brother had not objected to the report, he added.
Lakshmivara Teertha Swami, the 30th head of the Shiroor Math in Udupi, passed away on the morning of July 19 this year. The hospital where his body was taken, had raised suspicions of poisoning but the FSL (Forensic Science Laboratory) report concluded that the seer’s death was due to natural cause and not poisoning. Later, the FSL report was sent to Kasturba Hospital for the doctors to examine the test results. Udupi SP Laxman Nimbargi had then confirmed that he had received the report but refused to comment on its details.
