8 Member Team Investigating Shiroor Swamiji’s Death Case – SP Laxman Nimbargi

8 Member Team Investigating Shiroor Swamiji’s Death Case – SP Laxman Nimbargi

Udupi: “Only the post-mortem report is not enough to confirm the cause of the death of Sri Laxmivara Theertha Swamiji of Shiroor Math. We need to get the FSL report to confirm the cause of death”, said Laxman Nimbargi Superintendent of Police during interaction with the mediapersons on August 2.

Speaking to the mediapersons SP Laxman Nimbargi said, “There are allegations that the police are delaying the investigation of the suspecious death of Shiroor Swamiji. The case is very sensitive and the police cannot work on emotions, we need to work professionally. The teams investigating the case should collect all the evidence and we are doing our best”.

SP Laxman further said, “The eight member team including SP, ASP, 3 DySPs and 3 CPIs are working day and night on the Swamiji’s case and nvestigations have done in different angles. We have questioned many people in this case, but all details cannot be disclosed to the media since it will effect the investigations,” he said.

SP Laxman clarified and said, “The post-mortem report is not final, sometimes the cause of death cannot be detected. To know the exact cause of the death the FSL test has been done. Once the FSL report is received, experts will compare both the reports to know the exact cause of the death”.

“There is only one laboratory to conduct FSL test in Mangaluru division for Udupi, Dakshina Kannada, Kodagu, Chikkamagaluru and Uttar Kannada. There are many cases coming to laboratory. The tests will be done on priority basis. The FSL report will take a month and we are waiting for the same,” he said.

“Since some investigations are pending, the Udupi Shiroor Math and the Moola Math are sealed by the police. The CCTV DVRs which were recovered from the river have been sent to Bengaluru to retrieve the data,” he said.