The decision is awaited in the Sadhvi rape case by Dera Sacha Sauda chief Gurmeet Ram Rahim. August 25th is the day for which lacs of followers have flooded Panchkula. Diluting net services, transportation and leaving a total chaos in the state, Ram Rahim has taken the limelight.
Dera Sacha Sauda was founded in 1948 by Shah Mastana. The current chief retained the dera position in 1990. Dera chief Gurmeet have been surrounded by controversy ever since a decade now.
We bring a group of controversies the godman has been a part of, here is a brief -
Controversy with journalists after child death
An anonymous letter accusing Ram Rahim of physical abuse
Fatalistic assault and death of the journalists
Dressed as Sri Guru Gobind Singh ji and called himself god
Dera followers fired bullets
They kept firing even after the same was banned
Threatened letter to the judge
The mystery of the disappearance of the former manager of the Dera hasn’t yet been solved
An attempt to attack a Gurdwara sahib
Attempt to make the dera followers impotent by feeding them with dreams to meet god
Actor Kiku Sharada's arrest
-PTC News