Saturday, June 18, 2011: Twenty people took 36 hours to count the cash found in the private chamber of Sathya Sai Baba at his ashram in Puttaparthi.The Yajurveda Mandir had been locked after the spiritual guru of millions world over fell ill in March this year.Now, the reopening of the temple has led to the discovery of a veritable treasure trove - it includes 98 kg of gold, 307 kg of silver and Rs 11.56 crore in cash. The total value of all goods added together is over Rs 38 crore.
Sai Baba’s private chamber was reopened on Thursday by members of the Trust and Satyajit, who was the godman’s personal assistant.
Two senior retired Supreme Court judges, along with former chief justice of India P.N. Bhagwati, were also present.
Two senior retired Supreme Court judges, along with former chief justice of India P.N. Bhagwati, were also present.
An assessor approved by the Income Tax Department assisted in evaluating the gold, silver and jewellery. All the valuables have been sent to the State Bank of India branch, where the Sai Baba’s trust has an account. No will or any other important document was found in the godman’s chamber.
Sathya Sai Baba, who was in critical condition for 28 days, had passed away on April 24, 2011. He had been admitted in a super-specialty hospital at Prashantigram at Puttaparthi, which he himself had created for the common people. After being on ventilator support for many days with all his vital parameters failing, Sai Baba died of cardio-respiratory failure.
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