Army warned of weapons training inside Dera in 2010Were Dera Sacha Sauda followers given arms training inside its Sirsa headquarters? The question has lingered in the minds of many ever sinc...
Dera Sacha Sauda chief Gurmeet Singh used castrated followers to build empire: CBI probeAs per the findings of CBI, the dera chief used to obtain signatures of castrated devotees without telling them the purpose/nature of the p...
Honeypreet Insan's judicial custody extended till November 6Honeypreet Insan topped a list of 43 people "wanted" by the state police in connection with the violence post the Dera chief's conviction.
Honeypreet remanded in judicial custody till October 23Honeypreet, along with Sukhdeep Kaur, was arrested from Zirakpur-Patiala road in Punjab on October 3.
Dera Sacha Sauda folllowers scattered ashes of kin in sect headquarters: Senior Dera functionaryOn media reports suggesting skeletons used to be buried in Dera premises, the Sirsa SIT headed by Dabwali DSP K S Beniwal said, "No such fa...
Court commissioner to oversee sanitisation of Dera headquarters at SirsaMahajan said a report of the whole process will be submitted to the high court by the commissioner, with a copy to be given to the state go...
It could have been much worse: Manohar Lal Khattar defends handling of Dera issueKhattar told reporters that the state government had taken steps after due consideration in compliance with the directions of the Punjab an...
Dera Sacha Sauda warns followers against rumoursHaryana police kept making efforts to trace the Dera chief's adopted daughter Honeypreet against whom a lookout notice was issued yesterday.
Speculation rife on Gurmeet's successor, Dera says no move yetThe first priority of the Dera will be to file an appeal in the High court against the sentence pronounced by the Special CBI court yesterd...
Dera Sacha Sauda: Here's what gave Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh so much political powerWhile many Deras prefer to remain non-partisan, a large number of them are seen as ready vote banks by politicians of different parties.
Dera Sacha Sauda chief gets threat letter, case registeredA case in this regard under relevant sections of the IPC has been registered at Sadar police station in Sirsa, he said, adding that the inv...
Punjab and Haryana High Court scraps property deals of Deras as “null and void” in PunjabThe bench held that a religious institution is fully and exclusively empowered to select and appoint its religious head.
Punjab Assembly elections: Dera Sacha Sauda, a cult that political elite bow toThe dera's Sirsabased chief Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh issues a directive to followers on which party to vote and this can be a game-changer.
- 'No true Sikh would oppose Dera Sacha Sauda': Sect head
Dera Sacha Sauda chief Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh claimed that no true and devout Sikh would ever oppose or harbour ill will against the Dera.
- CBI gets notice in Dera's bail plea
Punjab and Haryana HC issue notice to CBI on Dera head's bail plea in alleged rape and murder case.
- CBI charges Dera chief with murder
The Central Bureau of Investigation has charged Dera Sacha Sauda chief Baba Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh in two murder cases and one rape case.
- Dera apologises to Sikh Guru, not clergy; Punjab still tense
Even though the Dera Sacha Sauda tendered an apology, addressed to 10th Sikh Guru Gobind Singh, on Sunday - the deadline set by the Akal Ta...