Bidar: Three priests were found burnt to death early yesterday in an ashram at Chouli near Bidar in the state’s northern district, police said. “The three swamis (priests) self-immolated in the complex by jumping into a heap of firewood they had lit in the wee hours. Their bodies have been sent for post-mortem,” Bidar Deputy Superintendent of Police Vijayanath Jyothi told IANS. Jagannath Swami 30, Pranav Swami, 16, and Veera Reddy Swami, 40, immolated themselves in the ashram. 670km from Bangalore. A suicide note written by one of the priests said they were “leaving the world to meet their guruji Gyaneshwar Swamji”, 58, who died on February 28.
IANS
