HC REJECTS BAIL PLEA, SAYS HONEYPREET IS EVADING ARREST
NEW DELHI: The Delhi high court on Tuesday rejected the transit anticipatory bail plea of Honeypreet Insan, facing charges of sedition and inciting violence after the conviction of Dera Sacha Sauda chief Ram Rahim in twin rape cases.
The court said she was not entitled to any “discretionary relief” as she has been evading arrest since the violence that had erupted after the conviction of the Dera chief on August 25.
Transit anticipatory bail application is meant to seek protection against arrest. In this case, Honeypreet had sought protection from arrest during her transit from Delhi to Haryana to join the probe in the sedition case.
Justice Sangita Dhingra Sehgal said the application of Honeypreet, the alleged accomplice and adopted daughter of Ram Rahim, was “not bonafide and has been filed with a view to gain time” and delay the proceedings going on in a Panchkula court in Haryana.
The court noted that Honeypreet, who has been on the run since the conviction of Ram Rahim, has remained non-committal in joining the probe or surrendering.
NEW DELHI: Fuelling reports that Dera Sacha Sauda chief Gurmeet Ram Rahim’s adopted daughter, Honeypreet Insan, may be hiding in Delhi, the police on Tuesday raided a house in Greater Kailash Enclave were unable to find her there.
Her lawyer, Pradeep Kumar Arya, filed an anticipatory bail petition in the Delhi High Court on Monday, sparking reports that she may already be in Delhi.
Delhi Police and the Panchkula Police jointly raided the residence in Greater Kailash Enclave, allegedly owned by the Dera.
“The Panchkula Police had come with an arrest warrant for her. It was suspected that she was hiding in house number A9 in Greater Kailash Enclave. The house wad raided, but she was not found there,” said Romil Baaniya, DCP (south-east).
Delhi Police sources said they are also looking out for her in other neighbourhoods in south Delhi, particularly in Lajpat Nagar, based on the inputs from Panchkula police.
Insan’s lawyer told Asian News International that Insan had visited him at his Lajpat Nagar offices.
Honeypreet Insan, originally Priyanka Taneja, was a close ally of the self-styled godman, and was even spotted with him at the CBI court during his trial and also accompanied him in
HONEYPREET INSAN, ORIGINALLY PRIYANKA TANEJA, WAS A CLOSE ALLY OF SELFSTYLED GODMAN RAM RAHIM
the special chopper that took Singh from Rohtak to Panchkula.
She went missing soon after. Soon, reports followed that may have fled to Nepal.
The Haryana Police had named her as one of the 43 persons “wanted” for the violent outbreaks in the state following Ram Rahim’s conviction in August this year.
She has, however, been on the run since her adoptive father was jailed.