On 16th April 2020, two Sadhus of Juna Akhara, Chikne Maharaj Kalpavrukshagiri (70), and Sushilgiri Maharaj (35) were lynched along with their 30-year-old driver by a mob in Palghar.
Maharashtra government led by Eknath Shinde has agreed to transfer the investigation of the 2020 Palghar lynching case to the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI).