Trial against dera chief in sacrilege cases starts in Chandigarh court
1 month, 1 week ago

Trial against dera chief in sacrilege cases starts in Chandigarh court

Hindustan Times  

Dera Sacha Sauda chief Gurmeet Ram Rahim was produced before the local court here via video conferencing from Sunaria Jail in Rohtak on Thursday in relation to three interlinked 2015 sacrilege cases. Trial against dera chief in sacrilege cases starts in Chandigarh court As per the counsel for Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee in one of the cases, Rajesh Kumar Rai, the hearing was adjourned with directions to the prosecution to supply a copy of the challan to the accused Ram Rahim. In February last year, the SC transferred the trial against Ram Rahim and seven followers in three interlinked cases of Bargari sacrilege from a court in Faridkot to Chandigarh. The SIT’s final report, submitted in April 2022, found no political involvement but alleged that Ram Rahim ordered the sacrilege as revenge for a perceived insult to sect followers by a Sikh preacher.

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Supreme Court Issues Notice On CBI's Challenge To Acquittal Of Ram Rahim Singh In 2002 Ranjit Singh Murder Case
1 week, 1 day ago

Supreme Court Issues Notice On CBI's Challenge To Acquittal Of Ram Rahim Singh In 2002 Ranjit Singh Murder Case

Live Law  

The Supreme Court today issued notice in the SLP filed by the Central Bureau of Investigation challenging Punjab and Haryana High Court's order acquitting Dera Sacha Sauda chief Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh in the 2002 murder of manager Ranjit Singh.The bench of CJI Sanjiv Khanna and Justice Sanjay Kumar issued notice in the matter and tagged it with another pending …

Court seeks Ram Rahim's reply on CBI plea against acquittal in 2002 murder case
1 week, 1 day ago

Court seeks Ram Rahim's reply on CBI plea against acquittal in 2002 murder case

India Today  

The Supreme Court on Friday agreed to examine the Central Bureau of Investigation's appeal challenging the acquittal of Dera Sacha Sauda chief Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh and four others in the 2002 murder of Ranjit Singh, a former manager of the sect. A bench led by Chief Justice of India Sanjiv Khanna issued notices to the five acquitted individuals, including …

Follower's Castration Case: Punjab & Haryana HC Directs CBI Court To Decide Afresh Relevance Of Docs Sought By Dera Chief Gurmeet Ram Rahim
3 weeks, 1 day ago

Follower's Castration Case: Punjab & Haryana HC Directs CBI Court To Decide Afresh Relevance Of Docs Sought By Dera Chief Gurmeet Ram Rahim

Live Law  

The Punjab & Haryana High Court on Friday has asked the CBI court to decide afresh in 4 weeks the relevance of certain documents including statements of witnesses sought by Dera Sacha Sauda Chief Gurmeet Ram Rahim for his defence in a case concerning the castration of his follower.It was alleged that a large number of followers were castrated at …

Supreme Court issues notice to Yasin Malik, others on CBI's plea to transfer trial in two cases
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Supreme Court issues notice to Yasin Malik, others on CBI's plea to transfer trial in two cases

India TV News  

The Supreme Court today sought a response from Jammu and Kashmir separatist leader Yasin Malik and others on a plea by the Central Bureau of Investigation to transfer the trial in two cases from Jammu to New Delhi. During the proceedings, Solicitor General Tushar Mehta told the bench that Malik need not be physically taken to Jammu court for trial …

Punjab Govt Approves Gurmeet Ram Rahim's Prosecution in 2015 Sacrilege Cases
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Punjab Govt Approves Gurmeet Ram Rahim's Prosecution in 2015 Sacrilege Cases

ABP News  

The Punjab government has granted sanction to prosecute jailed Dera Sacha Sauda chief Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh in the 2015 sacrilege cases. The move comes after the Supreme Court vacated the stay imposed by the Punjab and Haryana High Court on the trial in three sacrilege cases. Singh, who is serving a 20-year sentence, was granted a 20-day parole on …

SC Revives Trial Against Gurmeet Ram Rahim in Sacrilege Cases
2 months, 3 weeks ago

SC Revives Trial Against Gurmeet Ram Rahim in Sacrilege Cases

Hindustan Times  

The Supreme Court has revived the trial against Gurmeet Ram Rahim, head of the Dera Sacha Sauda, in the 2015 sacrilege cases. The court stayed the March order by the Punjab and Haryana high court that halted proceedings in three criminal cases related to the incident. The controversy stems from the Punjab government's September 2018 notification withdrawing consent for the …

Punjab to file special leave petition in top court
4 months ago

Punjab to file special leave petition in top court

Hindustan Times  

Bargari sacrilege On March 11, while hearing a plea filed by Ram Rahim in 2015 sacrilege cases, the high court had stayed further proceeding against the Sirsa dera head. The Punjab government is preparing to file a special leave petition in the Supreme Court to challenge the Punjab and Haryana high court order staying proceedings before a trial court in …

Nod to prosecute Ram Rahim in Bargari sacrilege case soon: Punjab CM
4 months ago

Nod to prosecute Ram Rahim in Bargari sacrilege case soon: Punjab CM

Hindustan Times  

Punjab chief minister Bhagwant Mann on Wednesday said his government will grant prosecution sanction for trial against Sirsa dera head Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh in a 2015 Guru Granth Sahib sacrilege case. Mann’s statement, during the third and concluding day of the Vidhan Sabha session, comes amid mounting pressure from the Opposition which has targeted the chief minister, who holds …

Dera Sacha Sauda chief Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh granted 21-day furlough
4 months, 4 weeks ago

Dera Sacha Sauda chief Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh granted 21-day furlough

New Indian Express  

CHANDIGARH: Dera Sacha Sauda chief and rape convict Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh has been granted a 21-day furlough by the Haryana Government. The Punjab and Haryana High Court on August 9 had disposed of the petition of Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak which challenged the grant of temporary release to Ram Rahim, observing that a plea for temporary release be considered by …

Why Ram Rahim Singh Was Acquitted In 2002 Murder Case? Punjab & Haryana High Court Belies Polygraph Test, Says CBI Coerced Key Witness
7 months, 1 week ago

Why Ram Rahim Singh Was Acquitted In 2002 Murder Case? Punjab & Haryana High Court Belies Polygraph Test, Says CBI Coerced Key Witness

Live Law  

In its 163-page judgment, the Punjab and Haryana High Court today acquitted Dera Sacha Sauda chief Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh and four others who were sentenced to life imprisonment by a CBI court in the 2002 Ranjit Singh murder case.A division bench of Justice Sureshwar Thakur and Justice Lalit Batra found the CBI, which took over the probe in November …

HC acquits Dera Sacha Sauda chief Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh of murder
7 months, 2 weeks ago

HC acquits Dera Sacha Sauda chief Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh of murder

Hindustan Times  

The Punjab and Haryana high court on Tuesday acquitted Dera Sacha Sauda chief Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh of murder. Dera Sacha Sauda chief Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh. A special Central Bureau of Investigation court in Panchkula sentenced the Dera chief to life in prison in 2021 for plotting the murder of his former follower Ranjit Singh in 2002.Four assailants shot …

Punjab & Haryana High Court Acquits Gurmeet Ram Rahim In Ranjit Singh Murder Case
7 months, 2 weeks ago

Punjab & Haryana High Court Acquits Gurmeet Ram Rahim In Ranjit Singh Murder Case

Live Law  

The Punjab & Haryana High Court has acquitted Dera Sacha Sauda chief Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh in the Ranjit Singh murder case. A CBI Court in Haryana's Panchkula in 2021 had sentenced him and four other accused to life imprisonment after they were convicted for hatching conspiracy to murder the former Dera manager Ranjit Singh in 2002.A division bench of …

Dera Sacha Sauda chief Gurmeet Ram Rahim, 4 others acquitted in murder case by high court
7 months, 2 weeks ago

Dera Sacha Sauda chief Gurmeet Ram Rahim, 4 others acquitted in murder case by high court

Hindustan Times  

The Punjab and Haryana High Court acquitted Dera Sacha Sauda chief Gurmeet Ram Rahim and four others in the murder case of Dera manager Ranjit Singh. In 2021, a special Central Bureau of Investigation court found Ram Rahim and other accused in the case guilty of Singh's murder, sentencing them to life imprisonment. Dera Sacha Sauda head Gurmeet Ram Rahim …

Dera Sacha Sauda's Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh Acquitted in Ranjit Singh Murder Case
7 months, 2 weeks ago

Dera Sacha Sauda's Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh Acquitted in Ranjit Singh Murder Case

News 18  

Setting aside a special CBI court’s life imprisonment order, the Punjab and Haryana High Court on Tuesday acquitted Sirsa’s Dera Sacha Sauda head Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh Insan and four others in the murder case of former dera manager Ranjit Singh. A division bench comprising Justice Sureshwar Thakur and Justice Lalit Batra passed the orders while allowing the dera chief’s …

Punjab and Haryana HC acquits Dera chief Ram Rahim in ex-manager's murder case
7 months, 2 weeks ago

Punjab and Haryana HC acquits Dera chief Ram Rahim in ex-manager's murder case

New Indian Express  

CHANDIGARH: The Punjab and Haryana High Court on Tuesday acquitted Dera Sacha Sauda chief Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh in the murder case of his former manager Ranjit Singh. The Sirsa-headquartered sect chief, who is also serving a 20-year jail term for raping two of his disciples, is currently lodged in Sunaria jail in Rohtak, Haryana. "The high court has acquitted …

Breaking News: Dera Sacha Sauda Declares Support For BJP In Lok Sabha Elections 2024
7 months, 2 weeks ago

Breaking News: Dera Sacha Sauda Declares Support For BJP In Lok Sabha Elections 2024

ABP News  

Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh's Dera Sacha Sauda has decided to throw its weight behind the BJP in the upcoming Lok Sabha elections in Haryana. Dera Sacha Sauda chief Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh was found guilty in a case of rape, after which he was awarded 20 years in jail. Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh was found guilty of raping two women …

2015 sacrilege incidents: HC notice on Ram Rahim’s plea seeking transfer of probe to CBI into 2 more FIRs
9 months ago

2015 sacrilege incidents: HC notice on Ram Rahim’s plea seeking transfer of probe to CBI into 2 more FIRs

Hindustan Times  

The Punjab and Haryana high court on Tuesday sought response from the Punjab government on a plea from Dera Sacha Sauda head Gurmeet Ram Rahim seeking transfer of probe into two more FIRs registered into sacrilege incidents reported in 2015 in Punjab. Because of the upcoming elections, in a totally illegal, arbitrary and mala fide manner, the state police are …

2015 Bargari sacrilege case: Chandigarh court grants bail to key conspirator Pardeep Kler
9 months, 1 week ago

2015 Bargari sacrilege case: Chandigarh court grants bail to key conspirator Pardeep Kler

Hindustan Times  

The court of chief judicial magistrate, Chandigarh, has granted bail to Pardeep Kler, the key conspirator in the 2015 Bargari sacrilege case. Pardeep Kler, one of the three absconding Sirsa-based Dera Sacha Sauda national committee members, who as per the special investigation team was the key conspirator in five sacrilege cases in 2015 was arrested by a team of crime …

2015 Sacrilege Cases: High Court Frames 4 Questions For Larger Bench On Ram Rahim's Plea Challenging Punjab's Withdrawal Of Consent For CBI Probe
9 months, 3 weeks ago

2015 Sacrilege Cases: High Court Frames 4 Questions For Larger Bench On Ram Rahim's Plea Challenging Punjab's Withdrawal Of Consent For CBI Probe

Live Law  

The Punjab and Haryana High Court has framed four questions while referring Dera Sacha Sauda chief Gurmeet Ram Rahim's plea challenging Punjab Government's withdrawal of consent for CBI probe into 2015 Sacrilege Cases, in which he is an accused. In 2021, Ram Rahim moved High Court seeking a fair and impartial investigation in three different incidents of sacrilege of Shri …

‘Gurmeet Ram Rahim can’t get parole without permission': High court to Haryana govt
10 months, 1 week ago

‘Gurmeet Ram Rahim can’t get parole without permission': High court to Haryana govt

Hindustan Times  

The Punjab and Haryana high court on Thursday told the Haryana government that rape convict Gurmeet Ram Rahim cannot be granted parole without its -permission. Last month, the Dera Sacha Sauda chief was granted a 50-day parole, two months after he walked out of Sunaria jail in Rohtak after being granted a 21-day furlough. Dera Sacha Sauda head Gurmeet Ram …

Ahead of LS polls, Kaler’s arrest shifts focus back on sacrilege cases
10 months, 4 weeks ago

Ahead of LS polls, Kaler’s arrest shifts focus back on sacrilege cases

Hindustan Times  

With the arrest of one of the three absconding Sirsa-based Dera Sacha Sauda national committee members, who cops claim was one of the key conspirators in five sacrilege cases of 2015, the politically sensitive cases of sacrilege of Guru Granth Sahib are back in the spotlight just ahead of Lok Sabha polls. In the final report, the SIT named and …

Dera Sacha Sauda chief Gurmeet Ram Rahim gets 50-day parole
11 months, 3 weeks ago

Dera Sacha Sauda chief Gurmeet Ram Rahim gets 50-day parole

The Hindu  

Dera Sacha Sauda chief and rape convict Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh has been granted 50-day parole, official sources said. The parole comes two months after the Sirsa-headquartered sect chief had walked out of the Sunaria jail in Haryana's Rohtak district on November 21 last year after he was granted a 21-day furlough -- his third temporary release from jail in …

Dera Sacha Sauda chief Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh gets three-week furlough
1 year, 1 month ago

Dera Sacha Sauda chief Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh gets three-week furlough

The Hindu  

Dera Sacha Sauda chief Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh, serving a 20-year jail term for raping two of his disciples, was granted a three-week furlough on November 20, official sources said. The 56-year-old Dera chief is lodged in Sunaria jail in Haryana’s Rohtak district. During his temporary release period of 21 days, Singh will go to the Dera Sacha Sauda Ashram …

Dera chief Gurmeet Ram Rahim returns to jail after month-long parole ends
1 year, 4 months ago

Dera chief Gurmeet Ram Rahim returns to jail after month-long parole ends

India Today  

Dera Sacha Sauda chief Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh returned to Rohtak's Sunaria jail on Sunday after his month-long parole ended. After being granted parole last month, the sect chief had gone to the Dera Sacha Sauda Ashram, Barnawa, in Uttar Pradesh's Baghpat district. Singh had walked out of the Sunaria jail in Haryana's Rohtak district a month ago after he …

On run for 5 years, Bargari sacrilege key accused arrested from Bengaluru airport
1 year, 7 months ago

On run for 5 years, Bargari sacrilege key accused arrested from Bengaluru airport

Hindustan Times  

Sandeep Bareta, one of the three absconding Sirsa-based Dera Sacha Sauda national committee members who are key conspirators in five sacrilege cases of 2015, was arrested from Bengaluru airport when he was trying to flee to Singapore. Sandeep Bareta, one of the three absconding Sirsa-based Dera Sacha Sauda national committee members who are key conspirators in five sacrilege cases of …

Sacrilege cases: Punjab and Haryana HC issues notice on plea from Gurmeet Ram Rahim
1 year, 7 months ago

Sacrilege cases: Punjab and Haryana HC issues notice on plea from Gurmeet Ram Rahim

Hindustan Times  

The Punjab and Haryana high court on Monday sought response from Punjab government on a plea from Dera Sacha Sauda head, Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh, challenging May 4 order of a Chandigarh court in 2015 sacrilege cases of Punjab. The trial court had dismissed an application moved by Dera head in FIR number 63 of June 2015 seeking entire evidence …

Sacrilege cases: All 8 accused appear in court, Ram Rahim via videoconferencing
1 year, 8 months ago

Sacrilege cases: All 8 accused appear in court, Ram Rahim via videoconferencing

Hindustan Times  

All eight accused in the three sacrilege cases including Dera Sacha Sauda head Gurmeet Ram Rahim appeared before the court of chief judicial magistrate, Chandigarh, on Wednesday. During the first hearing of the case, on April 5, 2023, production warrants were issued to Ram Rahim while notices were issued to the rest to appear in the court. Eight people, Sukhjinder …

Delhi court extends Sukesh Chandrashekhar’s judicial custody till March 31
1 year, 9 months ago

Delhi court extends Sukesh Chandrashekhar’s judicial custody till March 31

Hindustan Times  

A Delhi court on Saturday extended the judicial custody of alleged conman Sukesh Chandrashekhar for 13 days in connection with the money laundering case, while dismissing an application seeking transfer of his case. Sukesh Chandrashekar was produced before the Delhi court on Saturday in connection to the money laundering case registered by ED The Patiala House Court’s Additional Sessions Judge …

2015 Bargari Sacrilege | Supreme Court Transfers Trial Against Gurmeet Ram Rahim and 7 Dera Followers to Chandigarh
1 year, 10 months ago

2015 Bargari Sacrilege | Supreme Court Transfers Trial Against Gurmeet Ram Rahim and 7 Dera Followers to Chandigarh

Live Law  

The Supreme Court on Tuesday directed the trial against Dera Sacha Sauda leader and ‘godman’ Gurmeet Ram Rahim and seven other acolytes of the religious cult in three interlinked cases of sacrilege of Guru Granth Sahib at Bargari in 2015 to be transferred from Punjab’s Faridkot to Chandigarh. The transfer petitions were filed by five Dera followers, Sukhjinder Singh, alias …

With eye on elections, bid to resurrect Dera Sacha Sauda
1 year, 10 months ago

With eye on elections, bid to resurrect Dera Sacha Sauda

Hindustan Times  

It looked like the end of the road for the Dera Sacha Sauda when its controversial head Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh was convicted in three cases, including two life terms. A poster outside the Dera Sacha Sauda headquarters in Sirsa with portraits of founder Mastana Balochistani, his successor Satnam Singh and Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh, who heads the sect since …

Punjab and Haryana HC notice on plea from SGPC against parole to Ram Rahim
1 year, 11 months ago

Punjab and Haryana HC notice on plea from SGPC against parole to Ram Rahim

Hindustan Times  

The Punjab and Haryana high court on Thursday sought response from the Haryana government on a plea by the Shiromani Gurdwara Prabandhak Committee, seeking quashing of the order granting parole to Dera Sacha Sauda head, Gurmeet Ram Rahim. The parole order was passed by the divisional commissioner, Rohtak, on January 20, granting 40 days parole to Ram Rahim. The plea …

Dera chief Gurmeet Ram Rahim walks out of jail after getting 40 days parole
1 year, 11 months ago

Dera chief Gurmeet Ram Rahim walks out of jail after getting 40 days parole

India Today  

Dera Sacha Sauda chief and self-proclaimed godman Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh walked out of jail on Saturday, a day after he was granted parole for 40 days. Delhi Commission for Women chairperson, Swati Maliwal criticised Ram Rahim's release and said "all limits of shamelessness have been crossed." The last time he was granted parole in October, 2022, Opposition parties alleged …

Bargari sacrilege: Five co-accused move SC after Pardeep’s murder, seek transfer of trial outside Punjab
1 year, 11 months ago

Bargari sacrilege: Five co-accused move SC after Pardeep’s murder, seek transfer of trial outside Punjab

Hindustan Times  

Following the murder of Pardeep Singh Kataria, five Dera Sacha Sauda followers, who are co-accused in the 2015 Bargari sacrilege incidents, have moved the Supreme Court seeking transfer of the trial in three inter-linked cases to a court outside Punjab claiming “security threat”. Of the 12 accused in the three cases, three have been declared proclaimed offenders, while Pardeep was …

Dera Sacha Sauda chief Ram Rahim walks out of Rohtak jail, reaches Baghpat in Uttar Pradesh
1 year, 11 months ago

Dera Sacha Sauda chief Ram Rahim walks out of Rohtak jail, reaches Baghpat in Uttar Pradesh

Hindustan Times  

Dera Sacha Sauda head Gurmeet Ram Rahim walked out of Sunaria jail here on Saturday after Rohtak divisional commissioner Sanjeev Verma granted him a 40-day parole. Ram Rahim went to the Dera Sacha Sauda Ashram at Barnawa in Baghpat, Uttar Pradesh, said jail officials. Ram Rahim is also likely to attend the birth anniversary event of former dera chief Shah …

Dera Sacha Sauda Chief Walks Out of Rohtak Jail After Being Granted 40-day Parole; SAD, SGPC Object
1 year, 11 months ago

Dera Sacha Sauda Chief Walks Out of Rohtak Jail After Being Granted 40-day Parole; SAD, SGPC Object

News 18  

Dera Sacha Sauda chief Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh walked out of the Sunaria jail in Haryana’s Rohtak on Saturday after he was granted a 40-day parole and reached Barnawa Ashram in Uttar Pradesh’s Baghpat accompanied by his adopted daughter Honeypreet amid tight security. The Shiromani Akali Dal and the Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee strongly objected to granting parole to Ram …

'That is his right, I will not interfere': Haryana CM Khattar reacts to rape convict Ram Rahim's parole
1 year, 11 months ago

'That is his right, I will not interfere': Haryana CM Khattar reacts to rape convict Ram Rahim's parole

India TV News  

Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar on Saturday reacted to the second parole in months granted to Dera Sacha Sauda chief Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh who has been serving a 20-year jail term for raping his two disciples. His comment came as the rape convict was on Saturday released from Sunaria prison in Rohtak district of Haryana after being granted …

Delhi High Court Protects Unnao Rape Survivor From Coercive Action In Case Alleging DoB Forgery
2 years ago

Delhi High Court Protects Unnao Rape Survivor From Coercive Action In Case Alleging DoB Forgery

Live Law  

The Delhi High Court has directed that no precipitate action be taken against Unnao rape survivor in an FIR registered by husband of an accused, alleging that the victim and her mother had forged the date on her birth certificate for invoking offences under POCSO Act.Justice Anup Jairam Bhambhani issued notice in the anticipatory bail plea moved by the victim …

After 11-month gap, trial set to resume in actor abduction case
2 years, 2 months ago

After 11-month gap, trial set to resume in actor abduction case

New Indian Express  

February 18, 2017: A popular Malayalam actress is abducted and allegedly abused in a moving vehicle on her way from Thrissur to Kochi. Sixth accused Vijeesh also arrested June 24, 2017: A letter dated April 12, purportedly written by Suni from Kakkanad district jail to Dileep, surfaces July 10, 2017: Investigation team arrests Dileep September 10, 2017 | Members of …

Dera Sacha Sauda chief Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh junks speculations of likely successor
2 years, 2 months ago

Dera Sacha Sauda chief Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh junks speculations of likely successor

Firstpost  

The sect chief said this was only a media speculation, and that he is, was, and will continue to head the sect, which has a large number of followers in Haryana, Punjab, Uttar Pradesh, and Rajasthan Sirsa: Out on parole, Dera Sacha Sauda chief Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh on Sunday junked speculations about anyone emerging as his likely successor to …

Who will be next Dera Sacha Sauda chief? Gurmeet Ram Rahim responds
2 years, 2 months ago

Who will be next Dera Sacha Sauda chief? Gurmeet Ram Rahim responds

India TV News  

Dera Sacha Sauda chief Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh rubbished all speculation that someone would emerge as his possible successor to head the sect. The Dera chief, who is serving his sentence in Haryana's Sunaria jail, has been granted parole for 40 days, official sources said on Friday. Meanwhile, the Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee on Friday raised an objection to 40-day …

Released in view of bypolls: Congress slams BJP over parole to Dera chief Gurmeet Ram Rahim
2 years, 2 months ago

Released in view of bypolls: Congress slams BJP over parole to Dera chief Gurmeet Ram Rahim

India Today  

Dera Sacha Sauda chief Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh has been granted parole for 40 days in view of upcoming bypolls, Congress leader Udit Raj said, in a fresh attack at the Bharatiya Janata Party. Days after Udit Raj allegedly made derogatory remarks against President Droupadi Murmu, he fired a fresh salvo at the saffron camp on the release of Gurmeet …

Dera Sacha Sauda chief Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh granted 40-day parole
2 years, 2 months ago

Dera Sacha Sauda chief Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh granted 40-day parole

Firstpost  

The move comes just ahead of the Adampur bypoll, which is scheduled to be held on 3 November Chandigarh: Dera Sacha Sauda chief Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh, who is serving a prison sentence in Haryana’s Sunaria jail, has been granted parole for 40 days, official sources said on Friday. The sect chief is serving a 20-year jail term for raping …

Moga sacrilege case: Three dera followers challenge conviction
2 years, 4 months ago

Moga sacrilege case: Three dera followers challenge conviction

Hindustan Times  

A month after their conviction, three Sirsa-based Dera Sacha Sauda followers have challenged a lower court order sentencing them to three years in jail for the desecration of Guru Granth Sahib at Malke village in the district’s Baghapurana sub division in 2015. On July 7, the court of judicial magistrate first class Rahul Garg convicted and sentenced dera followers Prithvi …

Punjab's New Advocate General Shows Gap Between AAP in Power & AAP in Opposition
2 years, 5 months ago

Punjab's New Advocate General Shows Gap Between AAP in Power & AAP in Opposition

The Quint  

"CM Bhagwant Mann and Super CM Kejriwal had promised that they would provide justice in the sacrilege cases. Delhi Sikh Gurdwara Management Committee chief Harmeet Singh Kalka said that Ghai's appointment was a "conspiracy to protect the accused in the sacrilege case". The 2015 sacrilege incidents at Bargari in Faridkot district and the subsequent killing of two protesters in police …

2015 Bargari sacrilege cases: SIT blames Dera Sacha Sauda
2 years, 6 months ago

2015 Bargari sacrilege cases: SIT blames Dera Sacha Sauda

The Hindu  

The special investigation team of the Punjab police has pinned the blame for the 2015 Bargari sacrilege cases on the Sirsa-based Dera Sacha Sauda. Three months later, two posters containing derogatory language against Sikh religion, Sikh preachers and the Guru Granth Sahib were found pasted at Burj Jawahar Singh Wala village. The SIT, constituted to probe the ‘Bargari Sacrilege Cases’, …

2015 sacrilege cases: Punjab Police's final SIT report blames Dera Sacha Sauda
2 years, 6 months ago

2015 sacrilege cases: Punjab Police's final SIT report blames Dera Sacha Sauda

Firstpost  

The incidents related had taken place in Faridkot. According to the report, Dera chief Gurmeet Ram Rahim has been named in three desecrations Chandigarh: The final investigation report of the Punjab Police on the 2015 desecration cases has pinned blame on Sirsa-based Dera Sacha Sauda. Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann on Saturday handed over the 467-page report of the special …

Punjab SIT’s Final Report Counters CBI Probe, Blames Dera Sacha Sauda Chief for Sacrilege Cases
2 years, 6 months ago

Punjab SIT’s Final Report Counters CBI Probe, Blames Dera Sacha Sauda Chief for Sacrilege Cases

News 18  

Naming Dera Sacha Sauda head Gurmeet Singh Ram Rahim as the main conspirator behind the sacrilege cases, the Special Investigation Team of the Punjab Police has countered claims made in CBI probe earlier denying his role. The final report has blamed the Sirsa-based Dera Sacha Sauda for the sacrilege cases and named its head Gurmeet Singh Ram Rahim as the …

Gurmeet Ram Rahim granted month-long parole, SGPC objects
2 years, 6 months ago

Gurmeet Ram Rahim granted month-long parole, SGPC objects

The Hindu  

Dera Sacha Sauda chief Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh walked out of the Sunaria jail in Haryana's Rohtak Friday morning on month-long parole. Meanwhile, Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee president Harjinder Singh Dhami objected to the parole of the dera chief and said the decision shows double standards of the government. The SGPC president said the BJP government had granted a three-week …

Dera Chief Ram Rahim granted month-long parole; leaves Rohtak jail
2 years, 6 months ago

Dera Chief Ram Rahim granted month-long parole; leaves Rohtak jail

India Today  

Dera Sacha Sauda chief Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh walked out of the Sunaria jail in Haryana's Rohtak Friday morning on a month-long parole. Meanwhile, Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee president Harjinder Singh Dhami objected to the parole of the dera chief and said the decision shows double standards of the government. The SGPC president said the BJP government had granted a …

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