Image Source : PTI Bhaiyyuji Maharaj married Shivpuri-based Dr. Ayushi in April last year. (File Photo) "Stressed out. Fed up," said the suicide note purportedly written by famous high-profile spiritual guru Bhaiyyuji Maharaj, who committed suicide at his Indore house by shooting self in the head. The tragic news of Bhaiyyuji Maharaj committing suicide triggered a shockwave across his followers which includes top politicians and other noted personalities. Bhaiyyuji Maharaj, whose original name was Uday Singh Deshmukh, was one of the five 'saints' to whom the Shivraj Singh government in Madhya Pradesh had granted Minister of State (MoS) rank in April. However, he had refused to accept it, saying "a post holds no importance for a saint". While the Indore Police has said that it is probing the 'suicide case' from all possible angles, here's what has happened in the last 24 hours since Bhaiyyuji Maharaj's pulled the trigger on himself. Also Read: Bhaiyyuji Maharaj suicide: Spiritual guru's daughter blames his second wife, wants her to be jailed All You Need to Know: 1. At about 2:00 pm on Tuesday, June 12, reports about spiritual guru Bhaiyyuji Maharaj being admitted to Indore's Bombay Hospital with gun injuries first came in. 2. Doctors at the hospital declared him dead on arrival. Bhaiyyuji Maharaj had shot himself in the head. The news of his death spread like wildfire. Soon thousands of his followers started gathering outside the Indore hospital to check whether the news of his death was true or some kind of rumour. CM Shivraj Singh Chouhan even rushed two of his cabinet colleagues to Indore to take stock of the situation. 3. Condolence messages from top leaders and famous personalities soon started to pour in. Political leaders cutting across the party lines expressed shock over the death of spiritual guru Bhaiyyuji Maharaj. 4. "Learnt about the death of spiritual guru Shri Bhaiyyuji Maharaj. I had personal relationship with him. His untimely death is saddening. My humble tributes," Union minister Nitin Gadkari tweeted. Watch: Thousands gather for Bhaiyyuji Maharaj's funeral 5. Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis expressed similar sentiments and hailed the spiritual guru for the "huge work" he did for the deprived in Maharashtra and Madhya Pradesh. Fadnavis said farmers and tribals were at the centre of Bhaiyyuji Maharaj's activities. 6. Madhya Pradesh CM Shivraj Singh Chouhan described Bhaiyyuji Maharaj's untimely death a a huge loss to numerous of his followers. "One can never forget the social initiatives he took for the betterment of society," Chouhan said. 7. Later in the evening, the police recovered a suicide note from Bhaiyyuji Maharaj's house in Indore. The alleged suicide note indicated that all was not well on the personal front with the spiritual leader and that he was under some kind of mental stress. "Somebody should be there to handle duties of family. I am leaving too much stressed out, fed up," the suicide note purportedly written by Bhaiyyuji Maharaj stated. 8. Police also recovered the pistol that Bhaiyyuji apparently used to shoot himself from his room. The pistol was fully loaded and and only one bullet had been used. The pistol has been sent to forensic lab to scan the fingerprints present on it. 9. Indore DIG Harinarayanchari Mishra said there were half a dozen people at home, including Bhaiyyuji’s wife and mother, when the incident took place. 10. While sources claimed that Bhaiyyuji was disturbed due to family issues, his daughter from first marriage alleged that her father committed suicide because of her step mother. Bhaiyyuji Maharaj had married Shivpuri-base Dr. Ayushi in April last year. Dr. Ayushi has, however, rejected reports of any strife in the family. 11. Bhaiyyuji's first wife Madhavi passed away in 2015 and ever since the spiritual leader was worried about the upbringing of his daughter - Kuhu, 18. 12. The Indore Police has also come across a CCTV footage which shows Bhaiyyuji Maharaj meeting a woman at a local restaurant just hours before he took the extreme step. The identity of the woman is yet to revealed. WATCH: Bhaiyyuji Maharaj spotted with an 'unidentified' woman moments before committing suicide Latest India News<doc-sep>The initial probe into the alleged suicide by spiritual leader Bhaiyuji Maharaj has found that he was going through a domestic discord. However, police say they are probing the case from different angles and would not draw any hasty conclusions before the investigation is completed. Fifty-year-old Maharaj, whose original name is Uday Singh Deshmukh, allegedly committed suicide by shooting himself at his house in Indore on Tuesday, police said. "Domestic discord has come to light during the initial investigation into Bhaiyuji Maharaj's suicide. We are conducting a detailed probe and looking into other angles too," Additional Director General of Police (ADG), Indore Range, Ajay Sharma told PTI. "We will not jump to any conclusion in a haste," he said. ALSO READ | Spiritual guru Bhaiyyuji Maharaj shoots himself dead Another official said the police have seized the CCTV footage, the revolver that Maharaj had allegedly used to shoot himself, his mobile phone and other gadgets from his house. Bhaiyuji Maharaj's first wife died after suffering a heart attack in 2015. He later married Dr Ayushi Sharma, a native of Shivpuri, in 2017. He has a daughter from his first wife. People close to the Maharaj have claimed that his daughter and second wife did not see eye-to-eye which often resulted in unpleasant situations. Maharaj was often tensed because of this, they said. ADG Sharma said a notepad was found in Maharaj's room in which he had purportedly written, "Somebody should be there to handle duties of family, I am leaving, too much stressed out, fed up." Maharaj's family members have said that it was his own handwriting but the police will verify it by taking help of experts, officials said. Maharaj had wide following in Maharashtra and Madhya Pradesh. ALSO READ | When Bhaiyyuji Maharaj rejected MoS status saying it 'holds no importance for a saint' The Congress has already demanded a CBI probe into the Maharaj's death. His disciples, who gathered outside his 'Suryoday Ashram', were in a state of shock and unable to believe that he could take the extreme step. A disciple from Jalgaon in Maharashtra, Sambhaji Deshmukh, said the guru was "not a coward and could never take a step like suicide." "We suspect that he was killed under some conspiracy and demand a CBI probe into the incident," Deshmukh said. Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis' Officer on Special Duty (OSD), Shrikant Bhartiya, reached Indore to pay obeisance on behalf of the CM. Union minister Ramdas Athawale also came to pay his respects to Maharaj.<doc-sep>Bhaiyyuji Maharaj committed suicide on Tuesday. (File) Bhaiyyuji Maharaj committed suicide on Tuesday. (File) A day after he allegedly committed suicide by shooting himself at his residence here, spiritual leader Bhaiyyuji Maharaj was cremated on Wednesday. Police have ruled out foul play, treating discord at home as the possible reason for the alleged suicide. However, they have kept the investigation open. Bhaiyyuji married Ayushi Sharma in April 2017, after the death of his first wife Madhvi in 2015. He has a teenage daughter from his first marriage — Kalyani — who studies in Pune, the police said. READ | High profile guru Bhaiyyuji Maharaj takes his own life He had left for Pune on Monday, but returned from Sendhva in Madhya Pradesh after his daughter told him that she would fly to Indore the next morning. Before she could reach home, he shot himself in his daughter’s room, after pulling up domestic helps for not cleaning the room. He had locked himself inside before he pulled the trigger, the police said. In the suicide note recovered from the room, he talked about stress and being fed up with life. In the second page of the suicide note, he said all property-related investment be handled by his trusted aide Vinayak. READ | Who was Bhaiyyuji Maharaj? Indore District Magistrate, Nishant Warwade, said it was a clear case of suicide and resulted from tension within the family. He denied reports that there were discrepancies in the suicide note and that different handwriting and different pages were used. He said police investigations were on the right track. Hundreds of followers, mostly from Maharashtra, attended the last rites. His daughter lit the pyre. His body was first taken to his old house from Bombay Hospital and later kept at Suryodaya Ashram for more than three hours to allow his followers to pay their last respects. ALSO READ | BJP offered Bhaiyyuji cabinet post to prevent him from speaking about ‘illegal mining’, claims Digvijaya Singh Union Minister Ramdas Athawale and three ministers from Maharashtra government — Pankaja Munde, Girish Mahajan and Eknath Shinde — and a host of MPs and MLAs from the neighbouring state reached Indore on Wednesday. In contrast, only a couple of legislators from Madhya Pradesh were present. The condolence meeting at the crematorium was largely conducted in Marathi as the majority of speakers offered tributes in that language. Politicians belonging to the BJP, Congress, Shiv Sena and RPI were present.<doc-sep>Bhaiyyu Maharaj is known for his links with influential politicians and businessmen Highlights Reports suggest Bhaiyyu Maharaj shot himself over "domestic issues" Was among 5 religious leaders given status of minister by MP government Bhaiyyu Maharaj was popular in Maharashtra and Madhya Pradesh File photo of PM Narendra Modi with Bhaiyyu Maharaj Bhaiyyu Maharaj, a popular spiritual leader who counted some of the country's top politicians and celebrities among his followers, committed suicide on Tuesday by shooting himself in the head at his ashram in Madhya Pradesh's Indore. Bhaiyyuji Maharaj, born Uday Sinh Deshmukh , allegedly shot himself over "domestic issues". The police have reportedly found a suicide note that indicated that the 50-year-old was "depressed". He was declared dead at the Bombay hospital in Indore. "The country has lost a person who was a confluence of culture, knowledge and selfless service," said Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan, who had provoked opposition anger earlier this year by appointing Bhaiyyu Maharaj and four other "sadhus" as ministers. Bhaiyyu Maharaj had refused the government's offer , saying "a post has no importance to a saint". Lacerated by the opposition, the state government justified the controversial move saying the gurus were made ministers to facilitate their work as members of a committee for the conservation of the river Narmada.The self-styled guru was known for his links with influential politicians and businessmen. Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis and legendary singer Lata Mangeshkar were among his many followers.During the India Against Corruption campaign of 2011 for a Lokpal or anti-corruption watchdog, the Congress-led government sent Bhaiyyu Maharaj to persuade Anna Hazare to end his fast. Anna Hazare finally accepted a glass of juice from him.Bhaiyyu Maharaj was also invited by Narendra Modi when, as Chief Minister of Gujarat, he sat on a "Sadbhavna (harmony) fast".Popular mainly in Maharashtra and Madhya Pradesh, the guru announced in 2016 that he would give up public life. Scores of his supporters were seen outside the hospital where he was taken today. Last year, Bhaiyyu Maharaj married Ayushi Sharma, a doctor. His first wife died two years before. "We are sad. Why did he have to commit suicide? A probe is necessary. We don't know what happened," said Computer Baba, another Madhya-Pradesh based spiritual leader recommended for a ministerial post by the state government.<doc-sep>
Bhaiyyuji Maharaj, a popular spiritual leader, allegedly shot himself. A suicide note was found near him. Highlights Police found a two-line suicide note written by Bhayyuji Maharaj 50-year-old had top politicians and celebrities among his followers The police said his family would be questioned Police have found this suicide note at Bhaiyyuji Maharaj's residence Spiritual leader Bhaiyyu Maharaj, who shot himself on Tuesday at his home in Indore, Madhya Pradesh, was "depressed", the police said, referring to his suicide note.The 50-year-old, who had top politicians and celebrities among his followers, wrote in the note that he was "stressed out", according to the police. "Somebody should be there to handle duties of family. I am leaving to much stressed out, fed up (sic)," Bhaiyyu Maharaj wrote in the two-line note found by the police.Another part of the alleged suicide note went viral on the social media today. It said: "My all powers of finance, properties, bank accounts, all powers of signing authorities will be Vinayak, because I'm having trust in Vinayak. I'm writing this thing without pressure. "The police said the guru appeared to be referring to one of his most trusted aides, with him for the last 15 years.Popular to his followers as "Bhaiyyuji Maharaj", the guru had married for the second time last year. He had a daughter with his first wife, who died in 2015 of a heart attack.The police said his family, reportedly at home at the time, would be questioned. CCTV footage, the gun used by the guru and his mobile phone have been seized by the cops. "Domestic discord has come to light during the initial investigation into Bhaiyuji Maharaj's suicide, but besides this, we are conducting a detailed probe from other angles also," senior police officer Ajay Sharma told the Press Trust of India, adding, "We will not jump to any conclusion." Bhaiyyu Maharaj recently made headlines as one of the five spiritual leaders given the status of ministers by the BJP government in Madhya Pradesh. He turned it down, saying a "post has no importance to a saint." A former model , Bhaiyyu Maharaj was born Udaysinh Deshmukh in Shujalpur, around 90 km from Madhya Pradesh capital Bhopal. Over the years, he developed links to several politicians, including from the BJP and the Congress. He announced his retirement from public life in 2016. "The country has lost a person who was a confluence of culture, knowledge and selfless service," said Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan. The BJP's ideological mentor Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh or RSS also condoled his death.Former Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister and senior Congress leader Digvijaya Singh has blamed the state government for Bhaiyyuji Maharaj's suicide. "He was worried about illegal mining in the Narmada by the Shivraj Singh Chauhan-led government and was offered the post of minister to shut his mouth. He rejected the offer and had told me about it on call," Digvijaya Singh alleged in an interview to news agency ANI.