New Delhi, September 1 : In a fresh turn of events, the Supreme Court on Friday agreed to hear an appeal filed by BJP leader Ajay Kumar Agarwal challenging a 2005 Delhi High Court order quashing charges against Europe-based industrialists–the Hinduja brothers–in the politically sensitive Bofors pay-off scam case. A bench comprising Chief Justice Dipak Misra […]
Chandigarh, September 1 : With Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh, head of the infamous Dera Sacha Sauda, being sentenced to 20 years’ rigorous imprisonment by a CBI special court for the rape of two female disciples, a leadership crisis looms over the Rs 1,000-crore sect in Haryana that is said to have over 60 million followers. […]
Chandigarh, September 1 : The Haryana Police on Friday issued a lookout notice for Dera chief’s adopted daughter Honeypreet Insan, who has gone into hiding. Honeypreet has been accused of hatching the “escape plan” of Ram Rahim after his conviction. Honeypreet, in her thirties, accompanied Ram Rahim Singh when he was brought to the special CBI […]
Amritsar : A day after the Dera Sacha Sauda chief was sentenced to 20-year jail in two rape cases, the Akal Takht invited Sikh Premis to return to the fold. Jathedar Giani Gurbachan Singh admitted that a section of the community, disillusioned with Sikhism, had gone astray and fallen prey to “dera operators”. In a […]