Barabanki, April 21 -- Tension erupted on Tuesday at the Shri Ram Janki Math in Bhavaniyapur village of the Asandra area in Barabanki after the head priest, Mahant Mukund Puri, insisted on taking "live samadhi" (self-burial).
The situation created panic, prompting a heavy police presence and the intervention of administrative officials who remained on-site trying to persuade him to step back.
According to reports, the dispute stems from an ongoing land controversy involving the Math's property. The Mahant has alleged that an individual fraudulently transferred ownership of the Math's land-worth crores-using an unregistered will.
Earlier, on August 24, 2023, the tehsil administration had canceled the will and ordered that the property be ...