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Sirsa fraudster not to appear before cops in Bathinda
WSN Network

CHANDIGARH: At a time when the Panthic bodies were waiting to see how the Sirsa fraudster involved in rape and murder cases manages to hoodwink the courts which had asked him to appear before the police in Bathinda, who else but the state government of Punjab could have helped him? Well, the ruling Akali Dal-BJP dispensation did not disappoint Gurmit Ram Rahim who has considerable vote bank clout in Bathinda. The government told the Punjab and Haryana High Court that the Sirsa man should be interrogated in Sirsa as Bathinda appearance may result in a law and order problem. 

The government fell back on security agencies reports to justify its action though experts are clear that the Badals are trying not to annoy the Sauda sect since its votes will matter when a family member from the house of Parkash Singh Badal jumps into the fray for the Bathinda Lok Sabha election, a decision taken by the family, and hence the family. 

Now, Gurmeet Ram Rahim will appear before the Sirsa Superintendent of Police for investigation on February 7. Earlier, on January 12, the High Court had directed the Dera chief to appear for further interrogation at Bathinda on February 7.  

Punjab Police have been seeking interrogation of the Dera chief in the case pertaining to hurting religious sentiments of Sikhs.  

The case against the Dera chief was registered on May 20, 2007 at Police Station Kotwali, Bathinda, under sections 295-A and 153-A and 298 of the IPC. Later, the Dera chief had moved the High Court seeking anticipatory bail.  

In this case, on High Court directions, he had to join investigations before the Sirsa SP also and on November 27 the High Court directed him to come to Punjab Police Headquarters in Chandigarh on December 3 for “interrogation”.  

The court direction comes on Punjab government’s application for modification of the January 12 order, saying that the SSP of Bathinda had sent various reports with regard to the law and order situation likely to be disturbed “on account of proposed visit” of Dera chief.

4 February 2009
 

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