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The Special Investigation Team (SIT) of the Punjab Police on Wednesday summoned the chairperson and senior vice chairperson of the Dera Sacha Sauda for questioning in three sacrilege incidents.
Notably, a four-member SIT of the Punjab Police had recently visited the Sunaria jail in Rohtak, Haryana, to question Dera Sacha Sauda chief Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh in connection with three sacrilege incidents.
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The SIT has summoned chairperson Vipassana Insaan and senior vice chairperson Dr PR Nain in Ludhiana on November 26, as per reports. The dera head had , however, denied his involvement in the sacrilege incidents.
It is alleged that conspiracies about sacrilege incidents were hatched at the dera headquarters in Sirsa and were allegedly executed by dera members.
On the basis of this, the dera chief was named as a prime accused in the sacrilege incidents in July 2020. He is undergoing life imprisonment at the Sunaria jail after his conviction in a rape and two murder cases.
Notably, some torn pages of Guru Granth Sahib were found at Bargari village in Faridkot district on October 12, 2015, leading to the registration of a case at the Bajakhana police station.
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The Dera Sacha Sauda chief was named as an accused in a case that pertains to the theft of a ''bir'' (copy) of Guru Granth Sahib from Burj Jawahar Singh Wala Gurdwara.
-PTC News-
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