Bhaiyyu Maharaj

Bhaiyyu Maharaj (29 April 1968 – 12 June 2018), born Uday Singh Deshmukh, was a spiritual guru from Indore in the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh and Maharashtra.

Personal life Maharaj was born Uday Singh Deshmukh He was born in a family of land owner agriculturists and worked in the past as a professional model.

His first wife Madhavi Deshmukh died in 2015 and they had a daughter Kuhoo Deshmukh.

Public life Although Bhaiyyu was based in Indore, he was a popular leader in Maharashtra and Madhya Pradesh because of his spiritual and social works. However, Bhaiyyu declined the offer

Death On 12 June 2018, Maharaj shot himself in the head at his residence in Indore. His elder daughter Kuhu, performed the Antyesti (last rites).

Additional Director General of Police (ADG) had said that a case of probable domestic discord has come up but that they will investigate all angles of his death.

The Congress party has demanded a CBI probe into his death.