Dera follower’s murder: Punjab Police SI’s son detained for giving shelter to shooters
Punjab Police sub-inspector’s son, a student of Punjabi University, had arranged stay for the six shooters in Patiala after they killed Pardeep Singh and fled from Kotkapura on November 10 Four days after the murder of a Sirsa-based Dera Sacha Sauda follower at Kotkapura, Faridkot police have detained the son of a Punjab Police sub-inspector […]Read More
Dera follower’s murder: Shooters abandoned bikes, switched-over to standby cars while fleeing
The six shooters, who shot dead Sirsa-based Dera Sacha Sauda follower at Kotkapura, had left their bikes and shifted to two cars already waiting at Bajakhana in Faridkot district The six shooters, who shot dead Sirsa-based Dera Sacha Sauda follower at Kotkapura, had left their bikes and shifted to two cars already waiting at Bajakhana […]Read More
3 arrested for murder of sacrilege-accused Dera follower in Punjab
An accused in the case of theft of a Guru Granth Sahib copy, Dera Sachha Sauda follower Pradeep Kataria was shot dead on Thursday morning while he was opening his dairy shop in Faridkot’s Kotkapura. By Akshay Dongare: Three people, including two juveniles, were arrested in Punjab’s Patiala district early on Friday in connection with […]Read More
Sirsa Dera follower accused of sacrilege shot dead in Punjab’s Kotkapura
Is the seventh Dera follower killed in Punjab since the first sacrilege case reported from Burj Jawahar Singh Wala in Faridkot on June 1, 2015 A Dera follower who was an accused in a sacrilege case was on Thursday shot dead in Kotkapura by five men riding two bikes. Pardeep Singh was opening his dairy shop in […]Read More
Punjab Sacrilege: 7 Years On, 3 Dera Followers Get Jail, All Parties Want Credit
Two men were acquitted for want of evidence in the 2015 case in Moga’s Malke village, which was one of several such incidents in Punjab at the time As a court in Punjab’s Moga on Thursday concluded a case of sacrilege of Guru Granth Sahib — sentencing three Dera Sacha Sauda followers to three-year jail […]Read More
AAP MLA Kunwar Vijay Pratap Singh writes to CM Bhagwant Mann, asks him to ensure that sacrilege cases be pursued in a fair manner
He says various writ petitions are pending regarding Behbal Kalan and Kotkapura firing cases in the Punjab and Haryana High Court and the Supreme Court Former IPS officer and Amritsar North MLA Kunwar Vijay Pratap has asked Punjab Chief minister Bhagwant Mann to strongly defend the petitions in the sacrilege cases before the Punjab and […]Read More
2015 sacrilege: Faridkot court grants bail to Ram Rahim in ‘bir’ theft case
Notice issued to state for May 6 to file a reply on dera head’s two bail pleas in other sacrilege cases Faridkot: A Faridkot court on Wednesday granted bail to jailed Sirsa-based Dera Sacha Sauda chief Gurmeet Ram Rahim in a 2015 sacrilege case wherein a “bir” (copy) of Guru Granth Sahib was stolen from […]Read More
Punjab sacrilege cases: Dera chief appears before Faridkot court via video-conference
Special investigation team (SIT) led by IG SPS Parmar, named Dera Sacha Sauda chief Gurmeet Ram Rahim as the main accused in the Bargari sacrilege and derogatory posters’ cases last month Jailed Dera Sacha Sauda chief Gurmeet Ram Rahim appeared before the court of the Faridkot chief judicial magistrate (CJM) on Wednesday in connection with […]Read More
Court Allows Dera Chief To Appear Via Video Conferencing In 2015 Sacrilege Case
Gurmeet Ram Rahim who is currently lodged in Sunaria Jail of Rohtak will now appear only through video conferencing in matters related to the 2015 sacrilege incidents. Chandigarh: The Punjab and Haryana High Court on Monday allowed the plea of Dera Sacha Sauda head Gurmeet Ram Rahim seeking relief from physical appearance and permission to appear […]Read More
Two CMs, Much Controversy Later, Sacrilege Cases Are Still the Burning Issue of Punjab Politics
The recent recurrence of sacrilege incidents ensures that the issue is alive again ahead of the February 20 polls. Incidents of sacrilege relating to the Guru Granth Sahib, the holy book of Sikhs, continue to remain at the centre of political wranglings in Punjab since the first reported one, in 2015. The recent recurrence of sacrilege incidents […]Read More
