The body of executed Aum Shinrikyo founder Shoko Asahara was cremated Monday and his remains will likely be kept in Tokyo Detention House for some time as officials try to determine who will take possession of them, sources said.

Who gains control of Asahara's remains has been a point of concern since he and six other former senior members of the doomsday cult were hanged Friday for crimes including the 1995 Tokyo subway sarin gas attack, in which 29 people died and over 6,000 fell ill.

The sources said Asahara, whose real name was Chizuo Matsumoto, reportedly told the detention center that he wanted his remains to be handed over to his fourth daughter, aged 29.