Sadhvi Jayshree Giri re-arrested from toll point in Udaipur

Ahmedabad: Six days after her sensational escapade on June 14, 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 lodged against her, was today re-arrested from Udaipur in neighboring Rajasthan.

She had fled after going to a mall under police observation from Zydus hospital in Thaltej area where she was under treatment for stone after getting parole on June 4 for 10 days. Before her fleeing she had went for massage and even went to a cinema hall to dodge the policemen accompanying her. She reportedly ran away on the pretext of going for shopping in Himalaya mall in drive-in road in the city.

IGP J K Bhatt today confirmed the re-arrest of Sadhvi.

‘Based on a tip off, she and two others have been nabbed from a vehicle near a toll point on Nathdwara road in Udaipur. She is being brought here,’ he said.

Another official of the crime branch said that several teams were constituted to nab her and the help of cyber cell was also being taken to track her. Her various acquaintances were also grilled.

The crime branch of Ahmedabad police had on the very next day of her fleeing on June 15 nabbed six people including a lady advocate and policeman and lady constables deployed with her.

She 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 lodged against her.

Banskantha SP Neeraj Badgujar said that apart from a murder case there were 8 cases 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 stripped 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 Socieity 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 liquor were recovered. Notably, the Sadhvi was seen showering Rs 2000 notes on a well known singer during a folk music event (Dyro).

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