New Delhi: The CBI has formally taken over the investigations into the death of Swami Nigamanand. The 36-year old died fasting for about four months at a Dehradun hospital in June this year.
While local authorities said he died due to his poor health after having been on a fast, many others had claimed that he had been poisoned.
Nigamanand had been protesting against pollution in river Ganga. The Dehradun branch of the CBI will register a case over his death.
Nigamanand of the Matra Sadan in Haridwar was fighting a lone battle against stone crushers and illegal mining on the river bank.
No one paid heed - the miners and crushers got a stay from the high court and mining continued unabated.
A month into the fast, Nigamanand's condition deteriorated. He slipped into a coma and ironically shared the same ICU as yoga guru Baba Ramdev for two days at the Himalayan Hospital before he lost his battle with life.
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