# Vrindavan ashram issues appeal after disciple’s death, police probe on 2026-10-04T03:06:12+00:00 | India | Indian Opinion Desk Corroboration: 2 independent outlets Nine days after the death of disciple Rasik Dulari Sharan (Deepak Lodhi) on 25 September 2026 at the Radha Keli Kunj ashram in Vrindavan, the ashram trust issued a statement on 3 October urging the public to avoid rumours and speculation until the police investigation is complete. The trust expressed condolences to the family and said it is cooperating fully with the administration. Family members protested outside the ashram on 3 October demanding a fair inquiry, questioning why an FIR has not been registered even nine days after the incident and how the deceased suffered a severe injury to his private parts. TV9 Hindi reported the trust's appeal, Aaj Tak reported the family's protests and questions about police action. ## Indian Opinion Analysis TV9 Hindi's report is built around the trust's statement urging restraint and warning against rumours, implicitly treating the ashram's account as authoritative. Aaj Tak's story, by contrast, leads with the family's questions about the missing FIR and the nature of the injury, giving sustained attention to the unresolved mystery. The difference is one of emphasis: TV9 foregrounds the trust's appeal for calm, while Aaj Tak foregrounds the family's demand for answers and the nine-day delay in an FIR. A reader seeing both reports gets the trust's official position and the family's grievances. The open point remains the same in both accounts: when the police investigation will produce a clear account of the death. ## Coverage Coverage: 2 sources, 2 neutral - tv9hindi.com (neutral report) Leads with trust statement, straight relay of appeal - aajtak.in (neutral report) Leads with family's questions, notes police inaction This brief was synthesised by AI from the 2 sources linked above, so one read covers every framing they carry. Tags: Mathura, Prem Anand Maharaj, Radha Keli Kunj, Uttar Pradesh Police, Vrindavan Canonical: https://indianopinion.org/vrindavan-ashram-issues-appeal-after-disciples-death-police-probe-on/ License: Summary and commentary (c) Indian Opinion, reusable with attribution. Facts belong to the linked sources. Cite: https://indianopinion.org/vrindavan-ashram-issues-appeal-after-disciples-death-police-probe-on/#story-in-brief How this brief was made: an AI model read the reports linked above and wrote this summary and analysis, which were published automatically. Published briefs are sampled every hour by an automated quality check; the editor verifies its findings and approves corrections, and corrected briefs carry a dated correction line. Stance labels are editorial classifications of how each outlet framed this story, assigned by the same model, not ratings of the outlets. We do no original reporting. Methodology: https://indianopinion.org/ai-use-policy/