Shiroor Seer’s death: FSL report delay questioned

Team Udayavani, Aug 19, 2018, 3:46 PM IST

• No report even after a month!

Udupi: Relatives of the late Shiroor Seer must lodge a complaint suspecting murder, suggested Sri Esha Vittaladasa Swamiji of Kemar Mutt at the public condolence meet held in honour of the late Shiroor Seer, Sri Lakshmivara Theertha Swamiji here on August 18^th.

Addressing the gathered, he said that the Aradhane of the seer which was supposed to be held on the 13th day should be held without any further delay. He also stressed the need for a law to put an end to the practice of Bala Sanyasa.

“I demand a fair investigation on finding out poison content in his body. There is no need of CBI or CID probe in this case. Only two police constables are enough to find out the truth from the accused,” said Isha Vittala Swamiji.

Forensic science laboratory (FSL) report delay

The late Shiroor seer’s advocate Ravikiran Murdeshwar questioned the delay in the FSL report. The police had said that they could decide the exact cause behind the death of the Seer only after getting the FSL report.

Speaking about the late Seer, Mr. Ravikiram said, “Some forget their duty of social reforms, once they become seers. But Shiroor seer was indulged in both social and religious activities. He learned martial arts – Kungfu for four years. He was interested in swimming, protection of cows, and singing, he played drums. He was healthy and confident that he will live till the age of 71. In such a case, how can he die at the age 54? He could have died by cardiac arrest or some harmful injection. But in his case he died by multiple organ failure as per the medical report. He died though he was healthy. Everybody has a right to protest in a democracy. Hence, everyone should act in a responsible manner.”

“Another interesting thing here is no one has filed complaint in this case. In this situation, we doubt that the culprit might be punished or not. So far, court does have the information about this incident. But no FIR has been filed. I am shocked by his death. Unless we receive the post mortem report, it is difficult to find out the exact reason. There is no medical report even after a month. The medical procedure is getting delayed. There are chances of destroying the evidence. Since Lakshmivar Theertha was a Swamiji, the PM should have considered it as a special case. But we are disappointed,” said Ravikiran.