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Dera head sentence: Haryana CM asks people to maintain peace

Chandigarh: Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar appealed to the people, especially the followers of Dera Sacha Sauda, to respect the court sentence against Dera chief Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh and help in maintaining peace in the state. Strict action would be taken against any person who attempts to disturb the law-and-order situation which was […]

  • Friday, 23 July 2021
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Dera violence: North India bound trains from Odisha to terminate at Delhi

Bhubaneswar: Trains from Odisha to Punjab, Haryana and other northern states will terminate at Delhi following the large scale violence triggered by Dera Sacha Sauda chief Gurmeet Ram Rahim’s conviction in a rape case. Owing to severe law and order situation, railway operations in Haryana and Punjab have been suspended as a precautionary measure by […]

  • Thursday, 22 July 2021
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Dera chief verdict: Over 200 Haryana-bound trains cancelled

New Delhi: The railways on Friday cancelled over 200 Haryana-bound trains as security concerns mounted ahead of CBI court’s verdict in a case involving Dera chief Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh with lakhs of his supporters gathering in Panchkula town. A Northern Railway official told IANS: “At least 201 trains heading to Haryana on Friday have […]

  • Thursday, 22 July 2021
Despite arrest warrant, Haryana Police let Dera chief aide go

Chandigarh: The Haryana Police on Wednesday questioned a close aide of jailed rape convicted Dera Sacha Sauda sect chief Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh but let her go despite a standing arrest warrant against her from a Panchkula court. Vipassana, the chairperson of the sect headquarters near Sirsa town in Haryana and a close aide of […]

  • Wednesday, 07 July 2021
Rakhi Sawant to play 'missing' Honeypreet Insan

New Delhi: Actress Rakhi Sawant says she will expose Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh in a biopic in which she will star as the disgraced Dera Sacha Sauda sect chief’s adopted daughter Honeypreet Insan, who is believed to be now hiding in Nepal. “Yes, I’m playing Honeypreet as I have known her for seven to eight […]

  • Tuesday, 06 July 2021
Dera violence: Honeypreet tops most wanted list

Chandigarh: The Haryana Police on Monday released a list of the most wanted people for the violence by Dera Sacha Sauda sect followers last month. Sect Chief Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh’s close aide Honeypreet Kaur tops the list. Another top aide of Ram Rahim named in the list is the absconding Dera spokesman Aditya Insan. Photographs […]

  • Tuesday, 06 July 2021
Hearing begins in murder cases against Ram Rahim

Chandigarh: The hearing in two separate murder cases against Dera Sacha Sauda chief Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh and others began here on Saturday in a special CBI court amid tight security. While seven accused in the murder cases were present in the court in Panchkula, adjoining Chandigarh, the jailed sect cheif took part in the […]

  • Tuesday, 06 July 2021
Twitter 'withholds' Dera chief's account

New Delhi: Twitter has frozen the official account of Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh, the Dera Sacha Sauda chief who has been convicted in two rape cases and sentenced to 20 years in jail. A search on the micro-blogging site for Ram Rahim’s accounts returned a message “@Gurmeetramrahim’s account has been withheld in: India”. Twitter explains: “In […]

  • Tuesday, 06 July 2021
Dera chief sentenced to 20 years in jail

Rohtak: Rape convict Dera Sacha Sauda chief Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh was on Monday sentenced to 20 years jail for the rape and criminal intimidation of two female disciples. He has also been fined Rs 30 lakh (Rs 15 lakh in each case). Singh has been sentenced to two consecutive terms of 10 years each, […]

  • Tuesday, 06 July 2021
Dera chief verdict: Punjab withdraws police from VVIP security

Chandigarh: Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh on Wednesday directed authorities to withdraw 1,000 police personnel from VVIP security and deploy them to strengthen security in the state, an official said. A decision in this regard was taken at a meeting presided over by the Chief Minister ahead of the judgment by a Haryana court this […]

  • Monday, 05 July 2021
With Baba in prison, Sirsa recovering from violence

Sirsa (Haryana):  There is no report of violence since last night in Sirsa, which houses the Dera Sacha Sauda headquarters, police said, asserting that the situation is under control in the district. At least 30 people were killed and 250 injured in widespread violence, arson and police firing in Haryana yesterday, triggered by the conviction […]

  • Monday, 28 June 2021
Dera chief lodged in make-shift jail in Rohtak

Chandigarh: Dera Sacha Sauda chief Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh was lodged in a make-shift jail at a police training centre in Rohtak soon after his conviction in a rape case today. “Gurmeet Ram Rahim has been put in (special jail at) PTC Sunaria,” Rohtak Deputy Commissioner Atul Kumar said adding, tight security arrangements have been […]

  • Tuesday, 22 June 2021
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