Darbhanga, June 15: Swami Nigamanand’s parents, who are likely to reach Haridwar today, expressed concern on how to bring their son’s body here.

Nigamanand, a social activist, died after a four-month-long fast to highlight corruption and rising pollution in the Ganga, doctors said on Wednesday. He had begun his crusade on February 19. He died on Monday at a Dehradun hospital where he was being treated since May for complications arising from his fast.

The deceased’s parents believe that they might have to run from pillar to post in quest of his body. Now, they are seeking help of the local administration so that the body could be brought to Ladari village under Keoti police station in Darbhanga, his native place.

His uncle Subhash Chandra Jha told The Telegraph that they were trying to get the body. He said his nephew was allegedly in coma for around 40 days and even his family was not informed about his health. Jha blamed Swami Shivanand Saraswati, who had deliberately made Nigamanand his disciple. “He was not allowed to see his parents for years,” Jha said.

On October 28, 1995, Swaroopam Kumar Girish alias Swami Nigamanand left his house at the age of 18 in “search of truth”. He did not divulge where he was going but after three years, his parents came to know that Nigamanand was living at Matri Sadan Ashram in Haridwar.