Justice Goel ordered CBI probe into the case on September 24, 2002.
Dera Sacha Sauda Chief Gurmeet Ram Rahim has been convicted of raping two women followers in a case dating back to 2002. This has been a long and arduous investigation for the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI).
Dera Chief Ram Rahim has long enjoyed political patronage and huge mass support which made things move very slow and it was nearly impossible to dig out the evidence and nail the culprit. The crime came to light with the help of an anonymous letter in 2002, and now the criminal is behind the bars.
The sexual exploitation case was registered against Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh in 2002 by the CBI on the directions of the Punjab and Haryana High Court. An anonymous letter, written by a rape survivor who was also woman disciple at the Dera,reveals the criminal mentality of Dera Chief and how he enjoyed the act of exploiting women and still claimed to be nothing less than God.
"Lord Krishna had 360 gopies and he loved them, yet people worship him as God, so what I am doing is not a new thing," Gurmeet Ram Rahim had reportedly told all this to the women disciple while making sexual advances. This incident was mentioned in the anonymous letter written to then Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee and then chief justice of the Punjab and Haryana High Court.
Pistol, underground quarters, adult movies and Ram Rahim
The letter mentions how Gurmeet Ram Rahim forced himself upon the woman and threatened to throw the woman and her family out of the Dera if she did not submit to his will. He even threatened to eliminate the family members, the letter claims.
She was called by Dera Chief inside his gufa (underground quarters) late in the night around 10 pm. The letter reveals that Ram Rahim was sitting on a bed, watching an adult movie and a revolver lying on the pillow. "I have bestowed upon you a special favour by choosing you as my dearest Sadhvi," Dera chief told the woman, reveals the letter.
The rape survivor was raped by the Dera head. This continued over the next three years.
Saga of torture and sexual exploitation
The letter claimed that other sadhvis who were 35-40 years of age, were also exploited. The letter among other things mentioned the activities inside the Dera when the girls who objected to these activities were beaten up and generally harassed. Around 30-40 girls were forced to live this life, the letter claimed. Suo moto cognizance of the issue was taken by Justice Adarsh Kumar Goel of Punjab and Haryana high court. He directed the district and sessions judge of Sirsa to visit the Dera and submit a report. After receiving the report, Justice Goel ordered CBI probe into the case on September 24, 2002.
On August 25, 2017, the rapist Dera chief was sent behind the bars.
An anonymous letter finally managed to change the address of the powerful Dera Chief Gurmeet Ram Rahim.
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