Forced to give false testimony against Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh, woman alleges
The woman said Khatta Singh, the former driver of jailed Dera Sacha Sauda chief Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh, "has been conspiring to defame the Dera."
In Short
- Khatta Singh tried to involve me: Woman
- When I didn't listen to him, I was threatened and assaulted: Woman
- He also attempted to have me kidnapped: Woman
A woman alleged today that she was being forced by Dera Sacha Sauda chief Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh's former driver Khatta Singh to level false accusations against him. Ram Rahim was convicted and jailed in a rape case earlier this year.
"Khatta Singh has been conspiring to defame the Dera. He tried to involve me but when I didn't listen to him, I was threatened and assaulted. He also attempted to have me kidnapped," Kaur claimed at a press conference.
This comes at a time when Khatta Singh has filed a plea to depose against Ram Rahim in the murders of journalist Ram Chander Chhatrapati and former Dera manager Ranjit Singh.
A Sirsa-based journalist, Ram Chander Chhatrapati, was shot at in October, 2002, after he exposed alleged nefarious activities inside the Dera. He died subsequently.
The second murder relates to former Dera manager Ranjit Singh who was shot dead in 2002. He was murdered for his suspected role in the circulation of the anonymous letter, which had made the sexual exploitation allegations, according to the prosecution.
The trial in the two murder cases against Ram Rahim are in the final stages.
Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh has been sentenced to 20 years of rigorous imprisonment and a fine of over Rs 30 lakh for raping two woman at his sect headquarters in Sirsa. He is currently an inmate at the District Jail at Sunaria near Rohtak in Haryana.
(Inputs from PTI)
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