Commission’s inference about the personality of the person who lived as Gumnami Baba alias Bhagwanji in Ram Bhawan,Faizabad and whose dead body was cremated on 18.09.1985. In short, he was an extraordinary man, the like of whom one very rarely comes across, who chose to die with his identity remaining a mystery. But who can fault him for that, for he had the fundamental right to life,guaranteed by Article 21 of the Constitution of India, to lead his life the way he wanted and implicit in that right was his right to keep his identity a mystery.
INQUIRY COMMISSION BY JUSTICE VISHNU SAHAI
19-09-2017
In reference to the orders of the Honโble High Court, Allahabad the Government of Uttar Pradesh had constituted a one-member Honโble Justice Shri Vishnu Sahai Commission for ascertaining the actual identity of Gumnami Baba Upakhya Bhagwanji and inquiring the facts associated with him. The Commission was constituted vide Home Department notification number-1720kha/chhah-pu-4-16-20(Writ)/ 2002 dated 28th June, 2016.
Using the power granted under Section 3 of the Commission of Inquiry Act, 1952, the Honโble Justice Shri Vishnu Sahai Commission constituted by the Honโble Governor presented its inquiry report to the State Government. While accepting the inquiry report, the Honโble Council of Ministers approved its presentation before the State Legislature.
The copies of the report are submitted in the State Legislature in both Hindi and English. The original report of Honโble Justice Shri Vishnu Sahai Commission is in English. Thus, the inquiry report has been translated into Hindi. For the Hindi version, we are thankful to the Principal Secretary, Language Department Shri Jitendra Kumar and his team.
The people have always been curious to know about the actual identity of Gumnami Baba Upakhya Bhagwanji. I had myself sensed the curiosity of the residents during my posting as the District Magistrate of the then district Faizabad (now Ayodhya). Along with the people, even I was also curious to know about the identity of Gumnami Baba Upakhya Bhagwanji.
Keeping in view the above-mentioned facts, the inquiry report of Honโble Justice Shri Vishnu Sahai Commission is being submitted to be presented before the State Legislature.
(Awanish Kumar Awasthi)
Additional Chief Secretary,
Deptt. Of Home, Gopan, Passport, Visa,
Vigilance, Jail, Information & Religious Affairs,
Government of Uttar Pradesh.
CONTENTS
1 Part I โ Introductionโฆโฆโฆโฆโฆโฆโฆโฆโฆโฆโฆโฆโฆ…… 1-7
2 Part IIโJudgment of Allahabad High Court in Writ Petition Nos. Misc. Bench 929 of 1986 and 10877 of 2010โฆโฆโฆโฆโฆโฆโฆโฆโฆโฆโฆโฆโฆโฆโฆโฆโฆโฆโฆ.โฆ.. 8-18
3 Part IIIโ Evidence of Witnessesโฆโฆโฆโฆโฆโฆโฆโฆ….โฆ 19-128
4 Part IVโClassification of Evidence of Witnesses for determining the identity of Gumnami Baba @ Bhagwanjiโฆโฆโฆโฆโฆโฆโฆโฆโฆโฆโฆโฆโฆโฆโฆโฆโฆ. 129-131
5 Part VโEvidence of Recovery of Articles from that portion of the premises of Ram Bhawan, Civil Lines, Faizabad in which Gumnami Baba @ Bhagwanji lived from about December 1982 till his death i.e. on 16.9.1985โฆโฆโฆโฆโฆโฆโฆโฆโฆโฆโฆโฆโฆโฆโฆโฆโฆโฆโฆ 132-141
6 Part VIโConclusionโฆโฆโฆโฆโฆโฆโฆโฆโฆโฆโฆโฆโฆ.โฆ… 142-144
7 Acknowledgementsโฆโฆโฆโฆโฆโฆโฆโฆโฆโฆ..โฆโฆโฆ.โฆ. 145
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