Jailed controversial lady Mahant Jayshree Giri flees in Ahmedabad

Ahmedabad: The Controversial lady Mahant of Mukteshwat temple, Jayshree Giri, who was arrested in January this year from her residence in Palanpur city of north Gujarat in connection with a sensational cheating case and was later sent to Sabarnati central jail after over half a dozen such cases were loged against her, today fled from the police custody from a private hospital here where she was under treatment.

Police control room received the message regarding her fleeing at 0725 pm this evening. She was brought to Zydus Cadilla hospital situated in Thaltej area close to SG highway some time back from the Sabarmati Jail. This evening she fled, a message from the control room said.

Efforts were on to nab her.

Updates: Sadhvi was on medical parole for ten days.

– Jayshree Giri had to reappear at Sabarmati jail today.

– Zydus hospital has refuted reports that Jayshree fled from the hospital.

– CCTV footage is now out in which Jayshree Giri is seen coming out of Zylo SUV car along with a single lady constable outside the Himayala Mall on Drive In road.

– It is learnt that Jayshree Giri asked lady constable that she wanted to use washroom and escaped.

-Jayshree Giri watched movie Bahubali 2 in Himalaya Mall based multiplex with police japta staff and her sevak.

Meanwhile Banskantha SP Neeraj Badgujar said that apart from a murder case there were 8 case of cheating against her in Banaskantha district alone. She was also booked under the prohibition act for possession of liquor.

Sadhivi Giri, the Mahant of Mukteshwar math Shiv temple, also an accused in the murder case of her predecessor Sajnay Giri in 2008, was deprived of Mahamadaleshwar title and removed from the management of famous Bhavnath temple of Junagadh soon after her arrest.

The 47 year old controversial former head of Mukteshwar Math, situated in Badgam area of Banaskantha district, Sadhvi Giri was arrested in January this year in connection with a cheating case filed by a local jeweler. During a raid in this connection at her residence in Gauri Park Society in Paschim police station area of Palanpur, the headquarter town of Banaskantha district, altogether 6300 notes of Rs 2000 denominations worth Rs 1.26 crore, over 3.5 lakh in smaller denominations and 24 gold bars each weighing 100 gms with bottles of liqour were recovered.

Notably, the Sadhvi was seen showering Rs 2000 notes on a well known singer during a folk music event (Dyro).