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Churu Saint Death Mystery: Body Exhumed From Samadhi After 50 Hours For Post-Mortem
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News18•09-10-2026, 08:20
Churu Saint Death Mystery: Body Exhumed From Samadhi After 50 Hours For Post-Mortem
- •The body of a saint named Bannanath was exhumed from a samadhi in Ratangarh after about 50 hours following allegations of murder.
- •The victim's family filed a police report claiming Bannanath was beaten to death after a dispute and buried in a samadhi to destroy evidence.
- •An uproar led angry residents to block the Salasar road route before police intervened and restored traffic.
- •Police registered a murder case against Balaknath, Bajrangnath, and others, and the body was shifted to the district hospital mortuary for post-mortem.
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The body was exhumed following allegations that he was beaten and murdered after a dispute with another saint, and then placed in a samadhi without anyone's knowledge to destroy evidence.
The police registered a murder case against Balaknath, Bajrangnath, Mukeshnath, Loonnath, Laxminarayan, and other unidentified individuals based on a report filed by the victim's brother, Hansraj.
The incident caused widespread public uproar, prompting angry residents to block the Salasar road route until the police arrived and successfully restored traffic after about an hour of persuasion.
