'My mind is troubled because of Anand Giri': Narendra Giri in suicide note | Exclusive

Akhil Bharatiya Akhara Parishad president Mahant Narendra Giri claimed in his suicide note that he was being blackmailed by his disciple Anand Giri. The suicide note recovered by Prayagraj Police names Anand Giri as one of the accused pushing him to the extent of dying by suicide.

The note, now accessed by India Today, shows that it was written on the letterhead of the Akhil Bharatiya Akhara Parishad.

"My mind is troubled because of Anand Giri," it reads.

The letter further says, "I was going to take my own life on September 13, 2021, but could not gather the courage.

Mahant Narendra Giri, 72, was found dead inside his room at the Baghambari Math in Uttar Pradesh's Prayagraj on Monday evening. The police view the death as a prima facie case of suicide.

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