In India, the body of guru Ashutosh Maharaj, frozen by followers in anticipation of his return to life from meditation, was allowed to be left without burial. Writes about this on Wednesday, July 5, The Express Tribune.
The Supreme Court of the states of Punjab and Haryana has rejected Dilip Kumar Jha's claim, who claims to be the son of a guru. He wants to cremate his father in the Hindu way. In this he was supported in 2014 by the court of first instance after doctors confirmed the clinical death of Maharaj.
According to The Indian Express, the court also rejected Dilip's request for a DNA test to confirm the relationship. To do this, the man will need to file a civil suit if he wishes.
According to the newspaper, the state Supreme Court also ruled that the body of the guru should be periodically examined by doctors from the hospital in Ludhiana, the largest city in Punjab. At the same time, members of the Divya Jyoti Jagriti Sansthan (Divya Jyoti Jagriti Sansthan) movement founded by Maharaj must deposit five million rupees (more than 77.2 thousand dollars), which will cover the costs of doctors.
The Express Tribune writes that the guru apparently died of a heart attack in January 2014. However, his followers insist that the man is in a state of deep meditation. They have placed the body of the spiritual master in a freezer and are keeping it under heavy guard in the community in Punjab.
The alleged son of Maharaja believes that a criminal investigation is necessary in this case, since members of the movement may specifically keep the remains in order to maintain control over his assets. Dilip also states that the real name of the guru is Mahesh Kumar Jha, and he is from a village in Bihar state.
The Divine Light Awakening Mission was founded in 1983 in the city of Jalandhar. Its followers are millions of people around the world, and the value of the property owned by the organization in different countries is estimated at $ 120 million.