‘RAM RAHIM NOT OWNER OF DERA PROPERTIES OVERSEAS: DERA AUTHORITIES TO ED

CHANDIGARH: Dera Sacha Sauda head Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh is not the owner of overseas properties of the dera and real ownership lies with foreign citizens, the dera has told the Enforcement Directorate (ED) probing money laundering allegations against Ram rahim.

The information in this regard was shared by ED during resumed hearing of a hearing on widespread violence reported after conviction of Dera head on August 25, 2017.

Dera has told ED that

Ram Rahim and his daughter Charanpreet Kaur and one dera member Gulab Mal are reflecting in the document pertaining to some overseas properties.

Chamanpreet has already been issued a summon to join investigation, the court was told. The department is planning to send the matter to financial intelligence unit to ascertain ownership of dera properties, the court was told.

ED probe has also revealed that dera acquired 293 acre of land through donations from villagers. The power of attorney was executed in three persons who further gifted the land to dera. Any benami transaction in these dealings can be looked into by Benami prohibition unit of the income tax department, the court was told by ED further stating that the probe into illegal financial dealings in dera is still underway.

Meanwhile, the income tax department told the court that it was yet to get documents seized by police to investigate financial dealings of dera. It requested the court to issue direction to police to expedite the matter.

PANEL TO LOOK INTO HOSPITAL STAFF ANTECEDENTS

The high court bench on Wednesday said that a three member panel will be set up consisting of academicians from state’s medical college in Rohtak to ascertain whether those employed in dera hospital had obtained requite qualification.