Family to move High Court on opening Gopan Swami`s tomb, claiming voluntary samadhi. Police suspect foul play.

To solve the mystery behind the samadhi of self-styled spiritual guru Gopan Swami, the Kerala Police on Thursday morning exhumed his body from a concrete chamber from the premises of his house near ...

Gopan’s wife Sulochana, along with their sons Sanandan and Rajasenan, rushed to the ‘samadhi’, vehemently protesting the exhumation. They shouted and wept, insisting that the body could only ...

The mystery behind the “disappearance” of a headload worker-turned-spiritual guru in Kerala is set to clear after the Kerala High Court Wednesday allowed the police to open a concrete chamber where ...

Gopan’s burial and subsequent memorial had sparked controversy after his family claimed he had attained ‘samadhi’—a spiritual state of liberation. When police opened the burial site ...

The tomb, the samadhi site of Neyyattinkara Gopan Swamy, was opened on Thursday morning after the Kerala High Court declined to stay the district administration's decision to exhume the body.

During the exhumation, the body was discovered in a sitting position. Several pooja items, including 'vibhuti' (sacred ash), were reportedly found inside the grave, according to police sources.

Plea in Kerala HC against exhuming body of man who 'attained samadhi' While issuing notices to the government and police, Justice C S Dias declined to interfere with the investigation into the ...

"Produce the death certificate. Why are you apprehensive? Where is death registered?" the Court asked Gopan's family, who have challenged the State's move to exhume his body as violating their Hindu ...

The Kerala police exhumed the body of a 69-year-old man, whose family claimed that he attained 'samadhi', in view of suspicions over the death. Read More ...

The Kerala High Court has allowed the exhumation of Gopan Swami's body, rejecting his family's plea to halt the process. Gopan Swami's sons had claimed he attained 'Samadhi' before his death and ...