Spiritual leader Bhaiyyuji Maharaj shot himself dead in Indore on Tuesday. According to reports, Maharaj was admitted to Bombay Hospital in Indore with gun injuries. However, doctors declared him dead. The Chief Medical Officer of the hospital said that Bhaiyyuji Maharaj, who was accorded the status of a state minister by the Shivraj Singh Chouhan government recently, was brought dead. He shot himself in the head.

A suicide note recovered from his house stated that Bhaiyyuji Maharaj was under mental stress. "Somebody should be there to handle duties of family. I am leaving too much stressed out. Fed up," the suicide note written in English stated.

Bhaiyyuji Maharaj, who had a huge following in Maharashtra, had announced his retirement from public life in 2016. 

Hundreds of supporters of Bhaiyyuji Maharaj started gathering outside Bombay Hospital in Indore as the news of the spiritual leader's death spread. Meanwhile, two ministers of the Shivraj cabinet have rushed to Indore to take stock of the situation.

Expressing grief over the incident, Madhya Pradesh CM Shivraj Singh Chouhan described Bhaiyyuji Maharaj as a 'selfless' man who always worked for the betterment of the society.

"My tribute to saint Bhaiyyuji Maharaj. The country has lost a person who was a confluence of culture, knowledge and selfless service," Chouhan said.