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No poisoning; CBI files closure report
The CBI on Wednesday filed a closure report in a designated court in Dehradun in the case relating to the death of Swami Nigamananda in Uttarakhand.
Detailed investigation by the CBI revealed that there was no case of poisoning. Chemical analysis of the viscera of Swami Nigamananda did not detect any poison including organo phosphorous poison, a CBI spokesperson said here.
“The technical, clinical, medical investigation has concluded that the cause of death was malnutrition leading to Wernike’s Encephalopathy and associated complications due to prolonged fasting,” she said.
A medical board headed by experts from AIIMS was constituted to examine the cause of the death. The board also heard a representative of the complainant, doctors who treated him in different hospitals in Haridwar and Dehradun, as well as, those who performed postmortems on him.
After an in depth analysis and detailed deliberations the medical board concluded that the cause of death was malnutrition complications related to prolonged fasting.
The medical board also concluded that there were no clinical and postmortem evidences supportive of any poisoning as alleged in the complaint. Also, no evidences came on record showing nexus between the suspected persons named in the FIR.
Swami Nigmanand had gone on fast for 73 days from January 20, 2008 for stopping mining, quarrying and crushing in the Kumbh area. He again sat on a fast to protest against the orders of Uttarakhand High Court from February 19, 2011 to April 27, 2011 during which he was undergoing regular medical check up. However, he expired on June 13, 2011 despite being under medical care.
The CBI on Wednesday filed a closure report in a designated court in Dehradun in the case relating to the death of Swami Nigamananda in Uttarakhand.
Detailed investigation by the CBI revealed that there was no case of poisoning. Chemical analysis of the viscera of Swami Nigamananda did not detect any poison including organo phosphorous poison, a CBI spokesperson said here.
“The technical, clinical, medical investigation has concluded that the cause of death was malnutrition leading to Wernike’s Encephalopathy and associated complications due to prolonged fasting,” she said.
A medical board headed by experts from AIIMS was constituted to examine the cause of the death. The board also heard a representative of the complainant, doctors who treated him in different hospitals in Haridwar and Dehradun, as well as, those who performed postmortems on him.
After an in depth analysis and detailed deliberations the medical board concluded that the cause of death was malnutrition complications related to prolonged fasting.
The medical board also concluded that there were no clinical and postmortem evidences supportive of any poisoning as alleged in the complaint. Also, no evidences came on record showing nexus between the suspected persons named in the FIR.
Swami Nigmanand had gone on fast for 73 days from January 20, 2008 for stopping mining, quarrying and crushing in the Kumbh area. He again sat on a fast to protest against the orders of Uttarakhand High Court from February 19, 2011 to April 27, 2011 during which he was undergoing regular medical check up. However, he expired on June 13, 2011 despite being under medical care.
