Ram Rahim get life imprisonment for journalist's murder 16 years ago

The Dera Sacha Sauda chief and the three others convicted last Friday in the case appeared before the court through video conferencing.

Latest News: A special CBI court in Panchkula Thursday sentenced self-styled godman Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh and three others to life imprisonment for the murder of a journalist over 16 years ago.

The Dera Sacha Sauda chief and the three others convicted last Friday in the case appeared before the court through video conferencing.

On January 11, special CBI Court judge Jagdeep Singh had convicted the four men for the murder of journalist Ram Chander Chhatrapati in 2002.

All the four were convicted under section 302 (murder) and 120 B (criminal conspiracy) of the Indian Penal Code. Ram Rahim appeared through video conferencing from Sunaria jail in Rohtak, where he is already serving a 20-year-sentence in a rape case.

The three others - Nirmal Singh, Kuldeep Singh and Krishan Lal - appeared from Ambala jail.

The journalist was killed in Haryana's Sirsa in October 2002 after his newspaper published an anonymous letter alleging sexual exploitation of women by the godman at the Dera headquarters in the same town.

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I-T dept to investigate DSS chief Ram Rahim's properties

The court ordered to scan both movable and immovable assets

Punjab and Haryana high court on Wednesday directed IT Return Department and the Enforcement Directorate (ED) to conduct investigations into the residences of Dera Sacha Sauda leader Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh.

 

The Punjab and Haryana high court ordered to scan both movable and immovable property.  → Income Tax News ←

Speaking to media Navkiran Singh, legal professional of the petitioner informed that, "officials of the IT dept and ED were given the freedom that during case they want to have a look at any files they could have a look at them within the Accountant general (AG) office Haryana."

 

"The high court also requested court Commissioner who searched all of the premises of Dera to deliver a copy of the document to the authorities of India too," he added.

The court was listening to a Public interest Litigation (PIL) filed by Ravinder Dhull regarding losses took place throughout Haryana violence which evoked after sentencing of the self-proclaimed god Ram Rahim.

"They (Investigative agencies) will look at if there is any violation of any income tax act, income tax provisions or this kind of offences which falls inside the prevention of cash laundering act, Singh said.

 

The court has additionally ordered for the constitution of two tribunals within the matter, one for Punjab and..... Read Full Article