Bhayyuji Maharaj shot himself head in Indore. (File Photo)
Spiritual leader Bhaiyyuji Maharaj shot himself dead in Indore on Tuesday. According to reports, Maharaj was admitted to Bombay Hospital in Indore with gun injuries. However, doctors declared him dead. The Chief Medical Officer of the hospital said that Bhaiyyuji Maharaj, who was accorded the status of a state minister by the Shivraj Singh Chouhan government, was brought dead. He shot himself in the head.
Bhaiyyuji Maharaj, who had a huge following in Maharashtra, had announced his retirement from public life in 2016.
Hundreds of supporters of Bhaiyyuji Maharaj have gathered outside Bombay Hospital in Indore as soon as the news of the spiritual leader was made public. Meanwhile, two ministers of the Shivraj cabinet have rushed to Indore to take stock of the situation.
In 2011, Bhaiyyuji Maharaj played a key role in holding talks with Anna Hazare who was then on an indefinite strike for Lokpal Bill. It was Bhaiyyuji Maharaj who coordinated with the then Law Minister Salman Khurshid and Delhi MP Sandeep Dikshit to prepare the draft Lokpal bill.
More details are awaited.