A Panchkula court remanded Honeypreet Insan in judicial custody till 23 October in connection with the violence that followed the Dera Sacha Sauda sect chief's rape conviction on 25 August, which left 41 people dead and scores injured.
- Honeypreet Insan sent to judicial custody till 23 October
- She was taken into custody by Panchkula police after being on the run for almost 40 days
- Honeypreet, in an interview earlier on 3 October, claimed innocence on charges of instigating riots
- Honeypreet clarified that her relationship with her ‘father’ Gurmeet Ram Rahim was “pure”
Honeypreet Sent to Judicial Custody Till 23 October
A Panchkula court, on Friday, remanded Honeypreet Insan in judicial custody till 23 October in connection with the violence that followed the Dera Sacha Sauda sect chief's rape conviction on August 25, which left 41 people dead and scores injured.
After the completion of nine-day police remand, Honeypreet, who calls herself the adopted daughter of Dera chief Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh, and Sukhdeep Kaur were presented before the court of Chief Judicial Magistrate Rohit Watts under tight security arrangements.
Vipassana Questioned at Panchkula Police Station
Dera Sacha Sauda chairperson Vipassana Insan was grilled for several hours on Friday by a special investigating team of the Haryana Police in connection with the violence which broke out following the sect head's conviction in a rape case.
She was questioned for over eight hours by the SIT. Vipassana was summoned by the SIT after she twice skipped appearing before it on medical grounds.
She had arrived in Panchkula, a few hours before the court remanded Honeypreet Insan, close confidante of jailed Dera chief, in judicial custody till 23 October.
Violence had erupted in Panchkula and Sirsa, the Dera headquarters, which claimed 41 lives – six died in Sirsa – and left nearly 200 injured in the 25 August violence which broke out after Dera chief Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh's conviction.
Found Evidence of Honeypreet's Hand in Violence After Ram Rahim Conviction
Haryana Police has found evidence of Honeypreet Insan's hand in incidents of violence in Panchkula following Dera Sacha Sauda chief's conviction in a rape case on 25 August, Panchkula Police Commissioner AS Chawla claimed.
According to the evidence we have gathered so far, definitely she has hand in this.
The police will put the evidence and other other facts before the court, he said without elaborating.
We are hopeful that we will be able to dig out the truth.
Chawla said if anyone's role in Panchkula violence comes to light during investigation, that person will be asked to join investigation irrespective of the individual's stature.
If the need arises, the person will be arrested, he said.
Asked if any political leader had given shelter to Honeypreet when she was on the run, the police officer said, "At this stage, I do not think it will be appropriate to comment on this."
Chawla said that during interrogation of some other arrested accused, it has been alleged that an amount of Rs 1.25 crore was distributed to some Dera members to arrange logistics for inciting violence in Panchkula on August 25 if the Dera chief was convicted in the rape case.
"Honeypreet Stayed in Rajasthan and Delhi When Absconding"
The police commissioner of Panchkula on Friday said that Honeypreet’s role in the violence following Ram Rahim’s sentencing.
Have to prove in Court whether Honeypreet had a role to play in the violence following sentencing of Dera chief...During investigation she revealed that she stayed in Rajasthan and Delhi during the time she was absconding...
The commissioner also said that he had no input on the Dera spokesperson Aditya Insan crossing country borders.