Tribune News Service
Faridkot, December 13
Four days after questioning a senior functionary of the Dera Sacha Sauda at Sirsa, the special investigation team (SIT) of the Punjab Police, probing the sacrilege incident, will again visit the Rohtak’s Sunaria Jail on Tuesday to grill dera chief Gurmit Ram Rahim Singh.
Ready with fresh posers: Probe team
On the basis of Nain’s questioning, we are again going to Sunaria jail with a new set to questions. — Surinder Pal Singh Parmar, SIT Head
Last month, the SIT had visited the jail to question the dera chief to probe his role in the sacrilege incidents. The dera chief was nominated as an accused in three sacrilege cases in July 2019.
During his questioning, the dera chief had claimed he had no role in the functioning or decision-making of the dera. His role was limited to holding ‘satsang’ to propagate dera’s ideology, he had maintained.
To establish his links with the sacrilege incidents, the SIT had decided to question the senior functionaries of the dera about the decision regarding the sacrilege incidents.
It is alleged a conspiracy to commit sacrilege was hatched at the dera in Sirsa and was executed by some central committee and other members of the dera at Burj Jawahar Singh Wala and Bargari villages of Faridkot district between June and October 2015.
On December 9, the SIT had visited Sirsa and questioned vice-chairperson Dr Prithvi Raj Nain, who had earlier failed to appear before the SIT despite having been summoned repeatedly. It, however, failed to question Vipassana Insan, the chairperson of the dera.
“On the basis of Nain’s questioning, we are again going to Sunaria jail with a new set to questions,” said IG Surinder Pal Singh Parmar, head of SIT. After the two were summoned to appear before the SIT last month, Vipassana had failed to respond, while Nain expressed his helplessness in appearing before the SIT claiming he was suffering from dengue.
SIT to quiz dera chief at Rohtak prison today
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