On Thursday, a special CBI court in Panchkula sentenced Dera Sacha Sauda chief Gurmeet Ram Rahim and three others to life imprisonment for the murder of a journalist Ramchandra Chhatrapati which dates back to 2002 in Haryana. The court pronounced the quantum of punishment for Ram Rahim Singh and three other convicts[Read More…]
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We want capital punishment for Ram Rahim: Chhatrapati’s son
Panchkula (Haryana), The son of Sirsa-based journalist Ram Chandra Chhatrapati, who was murdered by aides of convicted Dera Sacha Sauda sect chief Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh in 2002, on Friday demanded capital punishment for the disgraced self-styled godman. After a special CBI court here convicted Ram Rahim and three others[Read More…]
Timeline of cases against Dera Sacha Sauda sect chief
Chandigarh, The following in the timeline of the cases of murder, rape and sexual exploitation against Dera Sacha Sauda sect chief Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh: 2002: Anonymous letters written to then Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee and Chief Justice of Punjab and Haryana High court by two female disciples (Sadhvis)[Read More…]
Panchkula violence: Honeypreet Insan arrested; handed over to Haryana police
Priyanka Taneja alias Honeypreet Insan, the adopted daughter of imprisoned godman Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh, was finally arrested by the Haryana police on Tuesday. Reportedly, she was handed over to the Haryana police by Punjab police. Honeypreet tops the list of 43 people ‘wanted’ by the Haryana police in link[Read More…]
Ram Rahim’s adopted daughter Honeypreet among 43 most wanted people
Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh’s closest aides, Honeypreet and the Dera spokesperson, Aditya Insaan are among the 43 most wanted people in Haryana for rioting on 25 August. Violence erupted in Haryana and its neighbouring places after the self-styled godman was convicted of rape by a CBI court in Panchkula. Nearly[Read More…]
Twitter disables Dera chief Ram Rahim’s account
Microblogging site Twitter has disabled the Twitter handle of self-styled Godman, Gurmeet Ram Rahim on Friday. The Dera chief is currently serving his term in prison after he was convicted of rape. It has not been suspended or deleted but Twitter’s policies allow restriction of a Twitter account in a[Read More…]
‘Lookout notice’ issued against Honeypreet Singh for conspiring to free father Ram Rahim
The Haryana Police on Friday issued a lookout notice against jailed Dera Sacha Sauda chief’s adopted daughter, Honeypreet Insaan and key Dera functionary, Aditya Insaan. As per the police, they were looking into allegations of a conspiracy to liberate Ram Rahim Singh after he was convicted in rape case on[Read More…]
Angry Dera followers flush Ram Rahim’s photos down the drain in his home town
Rajasthan’s Sriganganagar district is the birthplace of Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh, the Dera Sacha Sauda chief. However, people in his hometown have expressed their anger after the Sauda head was found guilty of raping two of his women followers, by flushing down thousands of his photographs. Devendra Rathore, the chief[Read More…]
Sant Rampal verdict: Godman acquitted in two criminal cases
A day after Dera Sacha Sauda chief, Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh, was awarded an imprisonment of 20 years in a rape case, a local court in Hisar district of Haryana acquitted self-styled godman, Sant Rampal, in two criminal cases on Tuesday. “Godman Sant Rampal has been acquitted in the two[Read More…]
Thousands evacuated from Ram Rahim’s base; sentencing today amid tight security
The security forces brought 100 state transport buses to ferry around 30,000 followers of self-styled guru, Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh. They were inside the headquarters of his sect, the Dera Sacha Sauda in Sirsa in Haryana. The evacuation resolved the deadlock that had been in ongoing since Rahim’s conviction in[Read More…]
‘You let Panchkula burn over political motives,’ HC slams Khattar govt
The Haryana government was highly criticized by the Punjab and Haryana High Court, a day after 31 people were killed and more than 250 were injured in violence started by supporters of Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh after he was found guilty of rape. The court had even said that the[Read More…]
Panchkula: 17 dead in clashes following Ram Rahim’s conviction
After violence broke down following the verdict in Baba Ram Rahim’s case, Delhi and Uttar Pradesh have been put on high alert. 17 people are reported to be dead in the clashes that erupted following the verdict in Baba Ram Rahim’s case. The Dera Sacha chief, Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh,[Read More…]
Dera Sacha Sauda chief Ram Rahim convicted of raping two followers
Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh, head of the religious sect, Dera Sacha Sauda, was convicted of raping two women by a CBI court on Friday. The case had riveted the nation and sent millions of his followers into a frenzy. He will now have to face up to seven years in[Read More…]
Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh may be awarded Dronacharya Award
Dera Sacha Sauda chief Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh’s name has been recommended for the Dronacharya Award by the Yoga Federation of India (YFI). His name was forwarded to the sports ministry in April this year for producing ‘World Champion yogis’. YFI president Ashok Kumar Agarwal said Singh is eligible for[Read More…]
No Padma awards for MS Dhoni, Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh, Arnab Goswami
The government denied proposals to bestow Padma awards to a number of prominent personalities, including cricketer MS Dhoni, spiritual leader Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh, and tabla maestro Zakir Hussain, as per a report in the Indian Express on Monday. Other noted personalities whose names were declined include Biju Janata Dal[Read More…]