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Punjab government on Wednesday night gave the sanction for arrest and prosecution of Dera Sacha Sauda head Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh, who is in conflict with the Sikh clergy, on the charge of hurting religious sentiments of Sikhs.”Formal permission for prosecution of the Dera head has been given,” Punjab Principal Secretary (Home) B C Gupta told PTI in Chandigarh.

The permission followed a conditional non-bailable warrant of arrest issued against the Dera head by a court in Bhatinda on June 20 following a case filed by R Sidhu, president of district unit of a Sikh Sabha.

Issuing the warrant returnable on July one, the court had stipulated that the police seek the permission of the state government for prosecuting Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh.

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Chandigarh, June. 23 (PTI): Trouble for Dera Sacha Sauda head Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh has increased, with police seeking the Punjab Government’s approval to arrest him for allegedly hurting the religious sentiments of Sikhs.
Acting on a court order, Bhatinda police have sent an application to the government seeking sanction to prosecute the Dera head, Bhatinda police chief Naunihal Singh told PTI over phone here today.
A court in Bhatinda had on May 20 issued a conditional non-bailable warrant against the head of Sirsa-based sect.
On an application moved by police seeking arrest warrant against the Dera head, the court had observed that police would have to seek prior permission from the government before the prosecution of the Dera head.
However, the state government is yet to decide on the police application, which is pending with the Principal Secretary (home), Chief Secretary R I Singh said.
The order of the Bhatinda court has to be executed by July one.
Meanwhile, despite an appeal by Shiromani Gurudwara Parbhandhak Committee (SGPC) chief Avtar Singh Makkar to hardliners to defer their proposed march in Bhatinda tomorrow till it decides on the apology by the Dera head, the Khalsa Action Committee – comprising leaders of various Sikh religious groups – was adamant on its programme.
The members of Khalsa Action Committee along with several Sikhs will organise a march from Bina Kangar village to Talwandi Sabo, a Sikh temporal seat in Bhatinda tomorrow, Damdami Taksal chief Baba Harnam Singh said adding the march would be “peaceful” and pass from areas where there is a sizeable population of dera followers, including its main branch in Salabatpura village.

News Source: The Hindu

Bathinda, June 23: Sikh organisations, including radical bodies, have agreed to change the name of their “awareness” march here after persuasion by the authorities.
An hour-long meeting between the organisations and police officials, including the DIG and SSP, led them to change the “Khalsa protest march” to the “Khalsa Chetna march”
The organisations’ heads also agreed on not taking any kind of weapon with them and not shouting any slogans.
However, the organisers refused to change the route of the march, which will pass about one-and-half kilometres from the Dera Salabatpura, which was attacked by Sikh protestors on May 17.
Among the leaders present at the talks were Bhai Jasvir Singh Rode, former jathedar Akal Takht, Bhai Mohkam Singh of Damdami Taksal, Sant Sukhchain Singh Dharampura, Sant Buta Singh Gurthari, and Gurdeep Singh.
Senior Superintendent of Police Naunihal Singh, when contacted, said talks were still on with marchers and police were fully prepared to maintain law and order at all costs.
“We have stationed as many as 3,700 personnel on the route for the march and no one will be allowed to move towards Salabatpura with evil intentions. However, talks are on to convince the protesors to change the route,” he said.
The march will start at 0930 hours from Gurudwara Dina Sahib Kangar and end on reaching Talwadi Sabo in the evening at around 1700 hours.
SGPC chief Avtar Singh Makkar and Jathedar Balwant Singh Nandgarh had appealed to the protestors to defer the march and wait for the decision of the Akal Takht on the apology submitted by the Dera Sacha Sauda chief Guru Ram Rahim Singh on June 20.

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Hours after a court issued a conditional arrest warrant against Dera Sacha Sauda chief Baba Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh, the Dera has alleged that “excesses” are being committed against its followers. A meeting to chalk out its action plan to counter the attempts to “terrorise” them was scheduled for today (June 21).
Dera: We will counter excesses by anti-socials
Following the court order, the Dera followers last night (June 20) held a congregation in Sirsa, after which it asked supporters from all the states to converge in Sirsa.
“The Dera has convened an emergent meeting tomorrow to take further action to counter excesses on the Dera followers by some anti-social elements,” a release issued by the sect said.
It said some anti-social elements are “openly creating an atmosphere of terror” against peaceful followers of Dera.
It asked its followers to be “prepared for any eventuality and make any sacrifice”.
Tension in Sirsa
Clashes took place between some Sikh community members and Dera supporters leading to tension. Security is being stepped up in Sirsa with deployment of additional paramilitary forces.
Sources say that in the third letter of apology, the Dera head has removed the affix `Satguru’ from his name which was objected to by the clergy, and used the word ‘sant’ instead.
The state was hit by a sectarian strife in which one person was killed and over 50 were injured after head of Dera Sacha Sauda appeared in an advertisement in various newspapers on May 13 showing him as dressed as tenth Sikh Guru Gobind Singh.
News Source: Times Now.

Bathinda court today issued arrest warrant against baba Ram Raheem of Sauda sect. Yesterday the court kept the decision on the warrant application reserved. But today acting on the application of Punjab police for arrest warrant court issued the warrants.
On the other hand from some unconfirmed sources it came in news that Sect today issued another apology. This time the apology is addressed to Sikh community. Till the last news the exact apology was not available to press yet.
After the police got the arrest warrants, Punjab police has to get permission from Haryana Government to get Baba arrested. Next few days are going to be very boiling on this issue because the dera followers will do everything to stop the police from arresting Baba.

BHATHINDA (PUNJAB): A court on Tuesday reserved its order till tomorrow on an application filed by Punjab Police seeking an arrest warrant against head of Dera Sacha Sauda Baba Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh for allegedly hurting the religious sentiments of Sikhs.
Police on Monday had filed an application in the court of Duty Magistrate K L Khitchi seeking a warrant against the Dera Chief, claiming that they had “sufficient evidence” against him.
The arguments lasted for about 20 minutes, during which the prosecution told the court that the police had raided the Dera of Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh at Sirsa twice in the recent past to arrest him.
Both the attempts by police were unsuccessful, the prosecution said adding, there were several “premis” (followers) of Baba Gurmeet present in the Dera premises.
However, the judge noted that police did not have sufficient evidence to seek arrest warrant against the Dera head.
After the judge’s observation, the prosecution sought a day’s time following which the court reserved its order till tomorrow.
The judge posed some queries to the prosecution on how the police would enter the Dera.
A case was registered against the head of the Sirsa-based sect on May 20 for “hurting religious sentiments” of Sikhs.
The Dera chief was embroiled in controversy after an advertisement appeared in newspapers on May 13 purportedly showing him distributing “amrit” (nectar) while attired in a dress similar to that of tenth Sikh Guru Gobind Singh.
After the incident, the state was hit by violence in which one person was killed and over 50 were injured.
The stand-off between the Dera head and the various Sikh organisations, including the Akal Takht, was somewhat defused after Baba Gurmeet tendered an apology.

Source: The Times of India

Chandigarh, June 16: A day after two Sikh activists were nabbed for conspiring to kill Baba Piara Singh Bhaniarawala in Mohali, the Moga police today registered a sedition case against some unknown pro Khalistan persons for threatening the life of Dera Sacha Sauda head Gurmeet Ram Rahim and his followers.
A report from Moga today said taking stringent action against attempts by terrorist outfits to regroup and target religious leaders in the state, the district police registered a case of sedition against some unknown pro Khalistani persons in view of some extremely provocative computerised posters threatening Dera Sacha Sauda followers.
The move comes on the heels of the Mohali police nabbing former Bhindarawale Tiger Force (BTF) terrorist Sangat Singh Bawani’s son Gurcharan Singh ”Kala” and his accomplice Sawranjit Singh ”Bobby”, a local leader, for planning to kill controversial religious leader Bhaniarawala and forming the Khalsa Action Committee for the purpose.
According to Mohali SSP Ranbir Singh Khatra, the two had confessed to the plot and a .455 bore pistol, a .30 bore revolver and two grenades were recovered from them. The duo were nabbed for attempting to snatch police weapons in Bhakhra canal siphon in Jhalliana village and loot a Kurali-based trader.
According to the police, Bobby, a rape accused and Kala, an attempt to murder accused, met in the high security Nabha jail where they were pursuaded by former terrorists, including Daljit Singh Bittu, Balbir Singh Beera and Gursharan Singh Gama, associated with Kala’s father, to eliminate Baba Bhaniarawala for alleged desecration of the Sikh holy book some years ago. » Read the rest of this entry «

Fatehabad, Jun 14: Police today arrested six Dera Sacha Sauda followers for allegedly pelting a Gurdwara with stones and smashing of its windowpanes at village Chanpura in this district last night.
The police has also locked the Sacha Sauda Dera in the village after asking followers to vacate the building.
Heavy police and para military force, including two companies of the BSF, one company of the Haryana Armed Police had been deployed in the village, where the situation was described as ”tense but under control’.
The trouble reportedly started when the Sikhs in the village yesterday objected to the Dera followers installing a loudspeaker for their weekly prayers in the Dera building.
According to sources, when the Dera followers were returning home after their prayers, they allegedly stoned the village Gurudwara damaging its windowpanes.
The agitated Sikhs gathered in the Gurudwara in large numbers and held meetings overnight demanding arrest of those responsible for the attacks on their shrines and action against the Dera.
The IG, Police Y P Singhal, the DC O P Sheoran, the SP Saurabh Singh rushed to the village with a strong police force and camped there almost throughout the night to defuse the tension.
The police later arrested six Dera followers Manjit Singh, Sardara Singh, Gurjant Singh, Nikka Singh, Gurmel Singh and Bhana Singh under sections 148, 149, 295-A, 427 and 452 of the IPC.
Cases have also been registered against some unnamed persons in this regard.
The accused were produced before the judicial magistrate, Tohana, who sent them to judicial custody.

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Fatehabad, Jun 15: Tension continued to prevail in Chandpura village today with the Chandpura Gurudwara management rejecting a truce proposal by the administration to defuse the situation following stoning of the shrine by some Sacha Sauda followers on Wednesday.
A meeting of the Sikh factions, presided over by Jathedar Jagroop Singh, was held in the Gurudwara today and the shrine management committee outrightly rejected the proposals and toughened its stance on the issue.
The committee alleged that the ‘naam charcha ghar’ of the dera in their village had been constructed by the dera followers after encroaching upon the village gazing ground and resolved to ensure that the land was restored to the panchayat after demolishing the building.
The police has already arrested six Dera followers in the connection with pelting of the Gurdwara with stones.
DSP Samunder Singh, who is overseeing the police deployment in the village had approached the sikh factions with the peace proposal from some village elders.
The committee informed the mediators that any decision on this issue would now be taken after directions from the Akal Takht and Takht Damdama Sahib.
The Sikh factions also resolved that they would restore possession of the dera land to the panchayat with the help of local administration and in case the local administration failed to cooperate, they would go ahead with their task with the help of followers of the Khalsa Panth.

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