The court also imposed a penalty of Rs 31 lakh on the godman, half of the amount will be given to the victim's family as compensation.
The special court convicted Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh and four others -- Krishan Lal, Jasbir Singh, Avtar Singh and Sabdil -- for the murder.
Panchkula: Jailed Dera sect chief Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh’s close aide Honeypreet Insan was on Friday sent to 10 days’ judicial remand by a court in Panchkula. Honeypreet, whose real name is Priyanka Taneja, has been sent to judicial custody till October 23. She has been lodged in the Central Jail, Ambala, 45 km from […]
No, not the father. This is about the Baba we are familiar with. And I mean it in a religion neutral and a gender neutral sense. Men, who go by fancy name, distanced from their original, and closer to the almighty, have since time immemorial tried to be the messengers of God. Oops, did I […]
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 […]
Panchakula/Bhubaneswar: When Panchkula of Haryana was burning post conviction of Dera chief Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh, the deputy commissioner of Panchkula, a woman, took charge and decided to bring the Army in to control the situation. Meet Gauri Parasher Joshi, an Odisha cadre IAS officer, who happens to be instrumental in handling the arson with […]
Bhubaneswar: BJD today demanded resignation of Haryana Chief Minister M L Khattar, holding him responsible for the violence following the conviction of self-styled godman Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh on Friday. “Haryana Chief Minister ML Khattar is fully responsible for the violence and must step down,” BJD spokesman P K Deb said. “The Haryana CM should […]
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 […]
Chandigarh: A Panchkula court on Thursday dismissed a plea for regular bail filed by Honeypreet in connection with violence that broke out after the conviction of Dera Sacha Sauda sect’s head Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh in two rape cases. Honeypreet had sought the bail from the court in adjoining Panchkula in Haryana, claiming that no […]
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 […]
Panchkula (Haryana): Haryana Police on Friday claimed that Honeypreet Insan, the closest aide of jailed Dera Sacha Sauda sect chief Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh, is misleading police in the investigation into her role in violence in Panchkula and elsewhere after the August 25 conviction of Ram Rahim on two counts of rape. Panchkula Police Commissioner […]
New Delhi: Honeypreet Insan, the “adopted daughter” of convicted Dera Sacha Sauda sect chief Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh, on Tuesday rejected allegations of physical relations with him and asked people not to believe “false” stories being spread about them. However, her estranged husband, Vishwas Gupta asserted that Honeypreet and Ram Rahim had “illicit relations” after […]
Chandigarh: The Haryana Police on Tuesday conducted raids in the national capitalin a bid to arrest fugitive Honeypreet and Aditya Insan, close aides of jailed Dera Sacha Sauda sect chief Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh. Police sources said here that the raids were being conducted in Delhi and nearby areas of the National Capital Region (NCR). One […]
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 […]
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 […]