CBI charges Sacha Sauda chief in murders and rape cases

CHANDIGARH: The Central Bureau of Investigation has charged the head of Sirsa-based Dera Sacha Sauda Baba Gurmeet Ram Singh in two murder cases and one of rape.

CBI standing counsel Rajan Gupta, said outside the Punjab and Haryan High court that the Dera head been named accused in all the three different cases.

The cases relate to the murder of Dera Manager Ranjit Singh, Sirsa-based journalist Ram Chander Chatterpatti and alleged rape of a disciple.

He said that a special CBI court at Ambala had also issued notice to the Dera chief for August 31.

Gupta, who was accompanied with CBI DIG M Narayan and agency's Supreintendent of Police SP Singh, said that besides the Dera head ten persons had been accused in the two murder cases by the investigation agency.

Earlier, the CBI filed a 'status report' in the court of Justices Adesh Kumar Goel and Ajay Lamba about the three cases in compliance of the high court's order.

The status report was filed in a 'sealed cover', following which the Division Bench of the court disposed off a petition seeking filing of the status report by the investigation agency.