SHE GAVE MONEY FOR RIOTS, IS MISLEADING PROBE: P’KULA POLICE
PANCHKULA:A day after getting six-day remand of rape convict Dera Sacha Sauda chief Gurmeet Ram Rahim’s adopted daughter Honeypreet Insan, the Panchkula police claimed she was the main handler of cash generated and distributed in the Sirsa-headquartered dera. Even family members of the dera chief were “living at her mercy”.
Specifically, it is alleged that she distributed Rs 1.25 crore to dera men to arrange logistics for violence in Panchkula on August 25.
Police commissioner AS Chawla said at a press conference, “We have evidence, including recovery of Rs 24 lakh from one of the dera followers that clearly indicated that money used to incite violence was routed through her.” Their plan, he said, was to help the dera chief escape, if convicted, on the way to Ambala as they were under the impression that he would be taken to the Ambala jail. But their plan failed as the “baba” was directly taken to Rohtak.
Sources said Honeypreet’s role came forth through the dera chief’s private security in-charge Preetam Singh, who was arrested for making an attempt to help him escape outside the local court after his conviction. Sources said the dera chief’s private secretary Rakesh Kumar too had testified about her role.
Chawla said she is “showing resistance” during interrogation. “She was taken to different places to verify what she said in interrogation. But she is misleading in many of her statements. If she will not cooperate, we will seek further remand.”
Police have claimed before the court that she was part of a meeting held at the dera on August 17 to hatch a conspiracy ahead of the court verdict. About a possible lie-detection test through narco-analysis, Chawla said there is no plan yet. “But we are not ruling out anything.” Attention of the police has shifted also to arresting dera spokesman Aditya Insan. “We are close to arresting him,” he said.