Haridwar: Authorities have ordered the second postmortem of Swami Nigamanand, who died on June 13 in Haridwar after fasting for 73 days protesting against Uttarakhand government's refusal to ban mining along a stretch of the Ganga near Rishikesh.
Haridwar Chief Medical Officer Dr Yogesh Sharma said on Thursday that a team of three doctors will be conduct the postmortem after doubts were raised about the first.
"The postmortem is being conducted again as there are doubts over the first one. A team of three doctors will conduct the postmortem," said Dr Sharma.
The save Ganga crusader's pathology report accessed by CNN-IBN indicates that he may have died due to insecticide poisoning. The report from Delhi's Lal Path Labs indicates Swami Nigamanand could have died due to insecticide poisoning.
Swami Nigamanand's pathology report says that he died of insecticide which was administered to him during the duration of his stay at the government hospital.
The pathology report shows high levels of toxins in the blood and indicates organophosphate insecticide poisoning.
Swami Nigamanand was admitted to the Haridwar district hospital on April 27. He was shifted to the Himalayan Institute of Medical Sciences on May 4, when his blood sample was sent for analysis to Delhi.
However, Nigamanand's postmortem report says he died due to malnutrition and septicemia.
The Uttarakhand government has ordered a CB-CID probe into the death of Nigamanand, who belonged to the Matra Sadan in Haridwar and fought a lone battle against stone crushers and illegal mining on the river bank.
He was laid to rest on Thursday evening. He was buried sitting up as is the common practice for those who are considered holy. He was buried by members of his ashram and his family members were not allowed to tend to his last rites.
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