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KANPUR: Shobhan Sarkar, alias 1008 Viraktanand Saraswati, alias
Suryabhan Tiwari
, the seer who had dreamt that over 1,000 tonnes of
gold
lay buried under the ruins of the old fort of 19th-century king
Ram Baksh Singh
in Daundiya Khera village of Unnao, passed away at his Ashram in Shivli area of Kanpur Dehat district on Wednesday morning.
“Baba Shobhan Sarkar breathed his last at 5am on Wednesday at Arogya Dham hospital in the ashram after battling ill health for past few days,” said his disciple