This was followed by his speedy cremation, and then came the elaborate, almost minute-to-minute official account of his death as presented by Amrito through a statement that he read out. The first is the extraordinary secrecy around Osho at the time of his death. There are three critical aspects to Osho’s death which demand close scrutiny. Gokani to see the body? Why was Osho cremated in a tearing hurry?
Gokani who was hurriedly brought to the Commune on Januto issue Osho’s Death Certificate not allowed to see Osho in his last moments? Why did Amrito wait for Osho to die before allowing Dr. If Osho did die a natural death as claimed by Amrito, where was the need for the extreme secrecy at the time of his death? Why was Dr. Vaidya asks Rashomon-like (a 1950 Japanese classic film about the differing versions of the truth) queries in the book that just gets curiouser and curiouser about Osho’s death. Pune-based journalist Abhay Vaidya is now out with an investigative book titled Who Killed Osho? He traces the history of the Osho movement as well as accounts of the deaths of Osho and his ‘soulmate’ Nirvano. Did he die a natural death? Was he poisoned by his close aides? However, nearly three decades later, the cause of his death continues to be shrouded in mystery. The controversial guru’s take on death was that it was something to be celebrated, not feared. Osho, or Acharya Shree Rajneesh, the spiritual master who preached about the meaning of life, religion, spirituality and sexuality, ‘left his body’ under suspicious circumstances on January 19, 1990, at his ashram in Pune.