In Mumbai, a 70 year old monk, convicted for molesting a 19 year old committed suicide at a Jain Temple in Ghatkopar (East). Identified as Manhar Muni Desai, the police retrieved a two page suicide note written in Gujarati. In the note he wrote that, he saw a dream in which his Guru told him "his work on this Earth was over and he was to return to do bigger things".
Earlier in the month, a sessions court had upheld a lower court order in which Desai was found guilty of molesting the woman on the pretext of "treating her" and was sentenced for two years in jail.
He was to be arrested soon after, but due to the pandemic, the sessions court order was yet to be reached to the lower court, which had to direct the police to arrest him.
Senior Police officals stated that Desai was found hanging from the ceiling fan by one of the helpers of the temple. He was then taken to a nearby hospital where he was declared dead.
- "We found a suicide note, which said he had a dream where his Guru asked him to sacrifice the world and join him in the afterlife.... Desai said this is why he is committing suicide" said the Police.
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