'Godman' Rampal was on Thursday sent to judicial custody by Punjab and Haryana High Court. The next hearing in the case will take place on November 28.
Amicus Curiae Anupam Gupta said, "Rampal has been directed to be produced before the High Court on 28th November and has directed Haryana DGP to submit an affidavit spelling out operation conducted by police.
The court further asked Haryana's Chief Secretary, to submit a report regarding assets owned by the Sant Rampal.
"The division bench further directed the Chief Secretary, Haryana to submit a report regarding the properties owned by Rampal. On the next date of hearing that is 28 of November, Rampal has been directed to be produced before the High Court. The bench has also asked me as amicus curiae to address the bench on the next date of hearing as regards the proper place where the trial of the murder case against Rampal and others can be conducted," Gupta said.
Gupta also said that he will give his summations as to how to deal with future cases such as this one.
"On the next date of hearing as amicus curiae I shall also be making summations before the court. If similar or such like cases or situations involving use of arms and ammunitions by heads of religious places so called or religious institutions so called and the problem posed by them required to be addressed by the High Court," he said.
Haryana Police also ordered setting up of a Special Investigation Team to probe certain cases registered in the wake of the tense two-week stand-off inside 'godman' Rampal's Satlok Ashram here.
"A Special Investigation Team (SIT) headed by Hisar SP (Satender Kumar Gupta) will investigate some cases. Two DSPs and four Inspectors and others too will be part of the SIT," said Inspector General of Police (Hisar Range) A K Rao.
Earlier in the day, Punjab and Haryana High Court had cancelled self-styled 'godman' Rampal's bail in a 2006 murder case.
The HC pronounced the cancellation of bail immediately after Haryana Advocate General and Station House Officer (SHO) of Barwala Police Station in Hisar moved an application stating that Rampal had been arrested in a contempt of court case.
The bench comprising of Justices M Jeyapaul and Darshan Singh ordered that he be arrested immediately in the 2006 murder case.
The court, which had suo motu taken up the issue of cancellation of bail on November 10 when Rampal failed to appear in the contempt case, had on November 18 reserved the order after hearing the defence, the state and amicus curiae.
On Wednesday night, police arrested Rampal from his ashram, ending an over two-week tense standoff between his supporters and the police after close to 15,000 of his followers were evacuated from the sprawling premises.
Rejected charges Rampal said, "He had asked thousands of his followers to be kept "hostage" for past several days inside his ashram at Barwala to evade police action in a contempt of court case."
"Yeh jhuthee ilzaam hein (these are false allegations)," 63-year-old godman told reporters after his medical examination was conducted at the General Hospital here.
Soon after his arrest, Rampal was taken for a mandatory medical examination here during which his health parameters were found "stable".
63-year-old Rampal, who had refused to appear in court in a contempt case claiming he was unwell, was arrested last night from his Satlok Ashram after a two-week long stand off in Hisar's Barwala town. He was later brought to Panchkula Government hospital in Haryana in an ambulance from Barwala well past mid-night after traveling nearly 220 kms.
Immediately on arrival, doctors at the government health institution in Sector 6 here conducted tests on him. Dr Rajesh of the Civil Hospital told reporters that the godman's overall health parameters appeared "stable".
The controversial 63-year-old baba was had been eluding arrest and had held hundreds of his supporters captive at his Barwala Ashram who worked as his shield against the state's law enforcement authorities.
Haryana Chief Minister, Manohar Lal Khattar has said that his government is ready and should be ready to tackle all sorts of adversaries, including those violating the law of the land.
He further said that he was grateful to the citizens of the state and the media for all the support and help that they had provided in relation to the incident, as also to his recently-installed government.
”Six deaths have been reported so far: five dead bodies have been recovered from inside the ashram and one woman died in hospital,” he added.
Meanwhile, Union Minister of State for Home Kiren Rijiju has stated that the Centre cannot intervene and help nab Rampal unless the state government asks for assistance.
Sant Rampal faces contempt of court for skipping judicial proceedings before a Sessions Court in Haryana ‘s Hisar district on November 5, citing medical reasons.
The godman has been charged with murder, attempt to murder and other charges under various Sections of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) in 2006 after his followers attacked villagers.
(With inputs from agency)
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