Dead or Meditating? Court to Rule

“…Maharaj’s family has filed a court application for further investigation and release of the body for last rites and cremation. Police initially agreed with the physicians that Maharaj was dead, and the Punjab High Court corroborated in April that Maharaj died a natural death, but Nelson reports that local government officials say as a spiritual matter, the guru’s followers cannot be forced to believe that he is dead…”