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Dera Sacha Sauda chief Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh - News Upword
Behind Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh's Conviction is a Sadhvi's Anonymous Letter to Vajpayee It is not often that one witnesses lakhs of followers of a self-styled godman gather in one place, not to seek his blessings but to pray for him to be acquitted in a rape case. Such is the case now in Panchkula, where lakhs have thronged the place claiming that Dera Sacha Sauda chief Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh is innocent and that their ‘satguru’ can never be involved in a crime like rape. What is the genesis of the case? In 2002, a sadhvi (a woman who partakes in activities of the Dera Sacha Sauda and often resides there) wrote an anonymous letter to then prime minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee, narrating her ordeal. She alleged that Dera Sacha Sauda chief Gurmeet Ram Rahim had raped her and other sadhvis. The contents of the letter indicated that she was called to Ram Rahim’s room one night. When she entered the room, the Dera chief, armed with a revolver...
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