Hundreds of people in Chhattisgarh’s industrial town of Raigarh have laid siege to the dead body of a 25-year-old Hindu priest, who committed suicide with the promise of regaining consciousness within 72 hours of his death, police said on Monday.
“Manoj Baghel committed suicide on Saturday by consuming poison at a temple in Raigarh. He claimed that he would come back to life within 72 hours,” Raigarh District Superintendent of Police J K Thorate said. He was rushed to a district hospital after he consumed poison. He was then referred to a private hospital where he died. Baghel’s relatives later brought his body back to the temple and kept it in a locked room.