Hindustan Times (Chandigarh)

Police notice to Vipassana to join investigat­ions

- HT Correspond­ent

SIRSA: A police team, which visited the Dera Sacha Sauda headquarte­rs here on Sunday, handed over notices to two dera functionar­ies, including its chairperso­n Vipassana Insaan, to join investigat­ions at Panchkula to help cops identify dera followers involved in the wake of August 25 violence.

The dera devotees had resorted to violence and arson in Panchkula following the conviction of sect head Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh in two rape cases by the CBI court on August 25.

Former dera chairperso­n PR Nain is the other person summoned by the Panchkula police to join investigat­ions.

Sources in the police said a Panchkula police team, headed by deputy superinten­dent of police (DSP) Munish Sehgal, visited the dera headquarte­rs and handed over notices to Vipassana and Nain.

Talking to Hindustan Times, Sirsa superinten­dent of police (SP) Ashwin Shenvi confirmed that the team visited the dera.

The Haryana police have

A PANCHKULA POLICE TEAM VISITED THE DERA AND HANDED OVER NOTICES TO VIPASSANA AND ANOTHER DERA FUNCTIONAR­Y

started the legal orocess to declare Honeypreet, Aditya Insan and Pawan Insan, close aides of jailed Dera Sacha Sauda head Gurmeet Ram Rahim, as proclaimed offender (PO).

In a press conference here on Saturday, director general of police (DGP) Baljeet Singh Sandhu had also said that an internatio­nal alert has been sounded for Honeypreet and the two others.

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