Donkeys named after Ram Rahim, Honeypreet sold at ₹11K in MP fair

UJJAIN(MP): At the annual donkey fair held in this temple town in Madhya Pradesh, a pair of donkeys named after the jailed Dera Sacha Sauda head Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh and his aide and ‘adopted daughter’ Honeypreet was sold for ₹11,000.

The Sirsa-based sect head was jailed after he was held guilty of raping two of his female disciples. According to the organisers, sellers usually give ‘fancy’ names to sell donkeys although their breed and physical features count a lot in cutting a deal.

Some traders had named their donkeys after GST, ‘Sultan’, Bahubali and Jio.

The pair of donkeys with names of Singh, convicted in two cases of rape, and his adopted daughter Honeypreet Insan, booked for inciting violence after his arrest--written on them was purchased by a Rajasthan-based trader yesterday, the last day of the five-daylong fair.

The seller Hariom Prajapat, who had brought the pair of donkeys from Gujarat, today said he wanted to close the deal for Rs 20,000, but eventually settled at the lower price.

“I couldn’t find the buyer who was ready to pay Rs 20,000 for the donkeys. Finally, I had to sell them at ₹11,000,” he said. Asked why he chose to name the donkeys after the jailed Dera Sachha Sauda chief and Honeypreet Insan, Prajapat said he wanted to send out a message that the duo had to pay for their acts.

In the annual fair, held near the banks of Kshipra river, the beasts were brought for sell from the states like Maharashtra, Rajasthan, and Gujarat besides from Madhya Pradesh.

Organisers of the event said around 2,000 donkeys were brought for sale this year.

The Ujjain Municipal Corporation (UMC) provided various facilities at the event.

FAIR ORGANISERS SAY SELLERS USUALLY GIVE ‘FANCY’ NAMES TO SELL DONKEYS; SOME HAD NAMED THEIR DONKEYS AFTER GST, ‘SULTAN’, BAHUBALI AND JIO