Daijiworld Media Network - Udupi (SP)
Udupi, Jul 15: District superintendent of police K T Balakrishna, accompanied by a team of officials, visited the residence of Shankaracharya from Padubelle, where all four family members had died due to poison consumption. He guided investigations from various angles and instructed the police to hasten the investigation.
All the rooms in acharya's home as well as his jewellery shop have been confiscated. The policemen also made enquiries about calls made by the family members before the suicide. Brothers of the late Shankaaracharya, Harishchandra Acharya and Damodar Acharya, were also questioned about possible reasons for this devastating act. A relative named Arun Acharya who had worked in the jewellery shop in the past, was also questioned.
The boy from Chennai with whom the elder daughter of Shankaracharya was to marry in a few weeks from now, arrived from Chennai . It is said as per his claim, Shankaracharya, Nirmala Acharya and Shruti had called him over phone on Thursday morning. The police reportedly got clue that Shankaracharya had raised loans from various sources. He also had borrowed for educating his daughters, as he wanted to accede to their wish to pursue higher education towards brightening their future.
Kaup police circle inspector, Halamurthy Rao, is guiding the investigation undertaken by Shirva police.