Karnataka: Lingayat seer found hanging at Sri Guru Madiwaleshwar mutt
On Monday, a Lingayat seer was discovered hanged in his rooms in the Sri Guru Madiwaleshwar mutt in the Belagavi region of Karnataka.
Highlights :
- Lingayat seer founds hanging at Sri Guru Madiwaleshwar mutt
- He may do so as his name is mentioned in a disturbing audio clip, Police say.
- A case has been filed.
On Monday morning, the seer of a Lingayat Mutt in Neginhal hamlet near Bailhongal in the Belagavi district was discovered dead in his lodgings.
Early in the morning, his followers discovered Sri Basava Siddalinga Swami, 28, dead. He was the seer of Sri Guru Madiwaleshwar Math. His helpers pried open the door and brought his body back. Soon, residents and followers gathered in front of the Math.
He recently shared his dissatisfaction with his life in an informal discussion with his followers. He was unhappy that his name was mentioned in a recording of two women discussing the character of some seers and their alleged illicit relationships.
The seer may have chosen to end his life for this reason, according to police speculation; a case has been filed.
Last rites
The last rituals will be performed on Tuesday at Neginahal, according to Babasaheb Patil, a former Zilla panchayat member and a devotee of the seer. According to a policeman, a note that might have been written by the deceased was discovered in the seer’s quarters. “It is signed by the seer and states that he took the decision alone and did not seek retribution from anyone. He begged his mother and the mutt’s supporters for forgiveness and urged them to carry on with the group’s work without interference.
The women responsible for the audio clip should be arrested, the local Basava Kendra members complained to the police. President of Basava Kendra Somappa Bagewadi said in a letter to the Deputy Superintendent of Police that the event was caused by two ladies, Managundi Satyakka and Gangavati Rudramma, who made unfounded claims against the seer. Mr Bagewadi urged swift arrest of the two women. Sanjiv Patil, superintendent of police, stated that the case would be looked into from every angle.
Sri Basava Siddalinga Swami’s Suicide
The seer of a Lingayat mutt in Karnataka’s Belagavi district, Basava Siddalinga Swami, was discovered hanged in his rooms on Monday. At the Sri Guru Madiwaleshwar mutt, he was a seer.
On Monday morning, his followers and attendants discovered him dead. A letter believed to be his suicide note has been found by police, and they are now looking into the circumstances surrounding his passing. We don’t yet know what the note says.
According to police sources, the seer was angered by an audio clip of two women discussing suspected instances of sexual assault in mutts. The name of the now-deceased seer was also mentioned by the women in the recording.
His passing coincides with the continuing debate around the Lingayat seer Shivamurthy Murugha Sharanaru, who was accused of abusing young females. He was charged with violations of the POCSO Act, which protects children from sexual offences.
Shiva Murthy Sharanaru, the leader of the Muruga Math, a significant Lingayat seminary in the state, was detained earlier this month on suspicion of sexually assaulting two young girls. Both females have long accused him of abusing them sexually.
Following protests by members of the civil society and a number of organizations in the Karnataka districts of Chitradurga and Mysuru, he was taken into custody.
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