New Delhi, Dec 28 (IANS) The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) Wednesday said there was no evidence of poisoning in the death of Swami Nigamanand, who had earlier gone on a 73-day fast in Uttarakhand over green issues.
The probe agency requested a court in Dehradun to close the case related to the death of Nigamanand, who died in a Haridwar hospital June 13. He had fasted for 73 days from Jan 20, 2008, for stopping mining, quarrying and crushing in the Kumbh area.
A complaint was lodged May 11 in Haridwar alleging that a doctor of district hospital attempted to kill Nigamanand by getting him administered with poison through a nurse during treatment, a CBI statement said.
The probe agency told a special CBI court: ‘The cause of death was malnutrition…due to prolonged fasting.’
‘Chemical analysis of the viscera of Nigamanand did not detect any poison,’ said the statement.
After the 2008 protest, Nigamanand once again sat on fast Feb 19-April 27 to oppose a court order. During this period he was under regular medical checkup and after that he expired June 13, the report said.
