1. Nickson
(RIP: 1973 - 2002)
Link: https://www.facebook.com/guruphiliac/posts/873100689388802
Video Link 1 (not English): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PT2PF4Wcm28
Video Link 2 (not English): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ByEF2xj9Yfc
In 2002 a 29-year-old devotee called Nickson who was a homeopathy
doctor died while he was with Nithyananda. Nithyananda who claims to be a
God and have 400+ superpowers (including being able to heal those
who're sick/ill) couldn't save him and was right by his side when he
died.
According to ex-devotee Swami Jeyaramananda this is what happened:
"Nickson came from Bangalore on a Saturday, packed all Nithyananda
items from Avutipalayam, took signature from me and shifted all the
things into a lorry and left. Then just few days later, on a Wednesday,
Nithyananda himself called me and said Nickson is very seriously ill and
is admitted in a hospital, inform his parents. Then after 1 hour again
Nithyananda called me and said Nickson has died, but don't tell his
family now, just bring them to Bangalore immediately. We went to
Mahaveer Jain hospital as instructed, Nithyananda and Dhanasekaran were
inside the hospital. When we reached there, Nithyananda's secretary
Dhanasekaran (alias Nithya Sadananda) gave us some documents, the body
was in ambulance fully wrapped, and within half an hour he sent us away.
I asked why not Nithyananda meet the boy's parents and say a few words
to console them, but Dhanasekhar told me that it is not necessary, I
should console the parents and manage it myself! Then after we left,
Nithyananda and his secretary Dhanasekaran repeatedly called and
instructed that the family should burn the body instead of burying it.
After 1 week again Nithyananda and Dhanasekaran called and followed up
and they told me to monitor over the family and watch who they talk to
or what they are saying. They also instructed me that if anybody asks me
about this death, I should say I don't know anything, and I should not
talk about it to anyone!"
Nickson's brother says: "My brother's name is Nickson. He was in
Avutipalayam then he moved to Nithyananda ashram in Bangalore as one of
the important disciples of Nithyananda. During that time he came home
very rarely, and returned immediately to Bangalore ashram. Then 3 days
later we got the shocking news about his death. My father received his
body, there was a bandage around his head. We buried him."
The Doctor's death certificate showed 3 causes of death: Sepsis,
sudden kidney failure, and brain damage! How did a healthy young man
suddenly develop kidney failure and brain damage?
Why did Nickson's head have a bandage around it? Why was Nithyananda who
claims to be the "GOD OF THE COSMOS" not able to heal him? Why did
Nithyananda and his secretary Dhanasekaran demand the body be cremated?
Was it to hide evidence? What happened to Nickson? Was it an accident,
an illness, or was he murdered by Nithyananda?
2. Melvyn Diamond
(RIP: 1950 - 2008)
Link: https://www.facebook.com/guruphiliac/posts/873100689388802
Melvyn Diamond was a yoga instructor from Canada who attended the
21-day Inner Awakening program in December 2008. Suddenly one day he was
found fallen on the ground in front of the apartment building (his room
was on the 3rd floor). Lenin took him to the hospital in an ambulance,
he was declared dead on arrival. Later BGS hospital admitted him and
gave a death certificate that he died of a heart attack. Then he was
kept in Raja Rajeshwari hospital for a week and was later cremated in
the Bidadi ashram itself! Was it really a heart attack that caused him
to fall from 3 stories up? How did he manage to fall over the
ledge/railing?
3. Sangeetha Arjunan (Ma Nithya Turiyateetananda)
(RIP: 1990 - 2014)
Link: https://www.facebook.com/guruphiliac/posts/873100689388802
Sangeetha was living in Nithyananda’s Bidadi ashram for 4 years. She had taken sanyas and became a brahmacharini of the ashram.
Nithyananda's devotees first said that she fell down and was taken to
a hospital, but died of a heart attack on the way to Raja Rajeshwari
hospital in Kengeri (near Bidadi). The hospital also informed the police
that she died of a heart attack. The girl’s parents were informed that
she was in very serious condition and admitted to hospital. When they
were on their way to the hospital the ashram devotees informed her
parents that she had died.
The edited footage recorded by CCTV cameras in the office of the ashram tell a different story:
Video 1 Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5D0YU-7BTII
Video 2 Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lYy4XgW6FkI
Notice in the right upper hand corner of the video footage that
certain parts were edited. Why is this? In Video 1 Sangeetha &
another devotee are sitting at a desk, they get up and walk away. Video
edit #1 happens here. 38 seconds are missing. They then appear to come
back to the desk. Sangeetha sits down at the desk chair. The video ends.
6 minutes and 47 seconds are missing here between the time Video 1 ends
and Video 2 begins. Video 2 begins and Sangeetha appears to be normal
but a few seconds later she appears to be having a seizure and has gone
unconscious. She never fell down. After the other devotee realizes
something is wrong, she tries to help, she shakes her, and takes her out
of the chair, other devotees come around, CPR is done on her. Another
video edit happens at the 2:35 second mark. 8 minutes are missing here.
She is put her on a stretcher.
Video edit #1:
At the 0.31 second mark of Video 1 the clock skips from 20:02:17 to 20:02:55 (38 seconds were edited out).
Video edit #2:
Video 1 ends at 20:03:47 & Video 2 starts at 20:10:34. 6 minutes and 47 seconds were edited out.
Video edit #3:
At the 2:35 second mark of Video 2 the clock skips from 20:13:10 to 20:21:09. 8 minutes were edited out!
Why didn't they just upload the entire video with no edits? What are
they trying to hide? Was this a natural heart attack? Was Sangeetha
sick or ill prior to this happening? Can heart attacks be induced by
certain drugs, being overworked, or being sleep-deprived? Is Nithyananda
and his slave-like work environment responsible for this death?
It is extremely unusual for a 24-year-old young girl to die of a
heart attack suddenly. To make it even stranger Sangeetha's mother
& father claims their daughter was being abused by devotees at the
ashram and believe foul play caused her death...
Link: https://www.thenewsminute.com/karnatakas/508
Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iPkGlfribsQ
Link: https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/bengaluru/Woman-claims-foul-play-in-daughters-death-in-Nitya-ashram/articleshow/45754176.cms
Link: http://www.deccanchronicle.com/150105/nation-crime/article/death-nitya%E2%80%99s-ashram-mother-cries-foul-play
Sangeetha's mother Jansi Rani has said that she suspected that
Sangeetha’s death was unnatural as she did not suffer from any heart
ailment, and also said that Sangeetha’s and her own signatures had been
taken on blank papers. In her complaint Jansi Rani also spoke about
alleged assaults and beatings her daughter suffered at the ashram at the
hands of some of the people there. She said that in mid 2013, her
daughter called her up from the ashram: “After reaching home, she showed
me her legs, she had been beaten very badly below her waist & on
her legs. I was shocked to see several bruises and injury marks.” She
also said that the ashram officials had tried to restrict her movement
on several occasion and that one person “locked up all of Sangeetha’s
certificates in a cupboard and when she wanted to leave, he refused to
return them to her. Another boy called Saravanan from Thanjavur tried to
help Sangeetha by breaking open the cupboard and getting the
certificates for her. But just because he helped her, ABC and other
ashramites punished him also. They beat him up badly and locked him up
in a room for a few days. Finally his family and relatives went to
Bidadi, got him released & took him away from ashram.” She further
said: “After I left Sangeetha in the ashram, I went 3 times within 2
month to see her and to tell her to come home, but they didn’t let me
meet her alone. I was only allowed to meet her along with other sanyasis
in the ashram, and they kept telling me she has not finished her work,
she can leave after finishing all the work assigned to her. The 3rd time
when I went, they brought her to meet me, but she was in a terrible
condition, she could not even walk a single step. I could not bear to
watch the sight. Some 30 ashram people came with her, maybe they wanted
to make sure she will not tell me anything.” “They told me promise on
Kalabairava that I or any of my relatives will not give any report
against Swami Nithyananda to anyone. I promised. “(Sangeetha called from
ashram) She said, if I continue to say wrong things about swami - they
were telling her to say this – then she will file case against me! I
said okay, go ahead file a case against me. Immediately after I said
that, they cut the phone line. That was the last time I talked to
Sangeetha. After that they did not even let me talk one word to her.”
Jansi also alleged that certain people had asked her to sign blank
papers if she wanted her daughter’s body back, and that she could not
read either Kannada or English."
4. According to the facebook post:
https://www.facebook.com/guruphiliac/posts/873100689388802
Two suicide attempts took place in the ashram between 2008-2009. How many have happened since then?
5. Many devotees, attendants, and workers have been
injured at the ashram. Some simply by walking around. Many have talked
about the constant construction going on at the Adheenam, the unsafe
living conditions, the poor quality of construction, the unsafe yoga
equipment, etc. One ex-devotee told me in private message that 2 people
were seriously injured in October/2017 after a statute fell on them.
They were rushed to the hospital and had no update on their condition.
Another ex-devotee on facebook told me that he injured his foot and had
to be treated at a local hospital due to stepping on a nail.
To read more about the safety issues at Nithyananda's Dhyanapeetam by
someone who attended the Yogitva workshop check out the blog posts
here:
Link: https://nithyanandafacts.blogspot.com/2017/12/nine-questions-provided-for-ma.html
Link: https://nithyanandafacts.blogspot.com/2017/12/serious-safety-concerns-at-nithyananda.html
What do you make of these strange deaths & suicide attempts &
injuries occurred at the Dhyanapeetam, which the devotees call "heaven
on Earth" in their youtube videos. Nithyananda & his devotees claim
to have superpowers, yet they can't even heal injuries or prevent one of
their own from dying mysteriously...
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