One of our users submitted us a lead from Tehalka Newsite, famous for its sting operations disclosing a number of scandals in the past.
Below is the story directly from Tehalka.com, thanks to our reader Chilli.
MUCH VICE AT THE SEAT OF VIRTUE
Gurmeet Singh came to be the current Dera head with a Khalistan leader’s help and has amassed a fortune ever since.
The year is 1990 and Punjab is in the grip of militancy. Gurmeet Singh, a 23-year-old Jat Sikh from a family of landlords in Gursomondia village in Rajasthan’s Ganganagar district, takes over the gaddi at the Dera Sacha Sauda in Sirsa. His taking over of the dera from Param Pita Shah Satnam Singh Ji Maharaj, a Khatri Sikh, is at the outset shrouded in taint. Gurmeet Singh is a close associate of the dreaded militant, Gurjant Singh Rajasthani, of the Khalistan Liberation Force. Sirsa is agog with hushed talk of the ouster of Satnam Singh by Rajasthani. That sets the tone for an expansion of the Dera’s fortunes and of Gurmeet, who takes on the title of ‘Hazoor Maharaj Sant Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh’.
Since its modest foundation in 1948 by Mastanji of Baluchistan, the Dera now controls over 700 acres in Sirsa alone. It commands over 2.5 crore followers and has branches all over the region.
thanks for putting it on your website.
I’ll try and look for more material.
Deg Teg Fateh.
Saint’s close relative Mr. Harminder Jassi has bought 40 crores worth propery along with Amrinder Singh Ex-CM Punjab in ludhiana city center. Looks like Saint may have invested at least 15-20 crores investement with partnership in Harminder Jassi investement. Something CBI must investigate..