Rape case: Another sadhvi deposes against Dera chief

The next day,she left the Dera and told her parents — also Dera followers — about the incident. But it was not reported to the police. In May 2000,the victim got married and told her husband about the incident. The matter was then taken to the police.

When the incident was being investigated,the victim’s family started receiving phone calls from the Dera,asking the sadhvi not to depose before the CBI.

The victim’s in-laws were also Dera followers. According to the sadhvi,she and her husband were once taken to the Dera by her father-in-law to sign affidavits. But as the papers were not ready,they were called the next day. However,she and her husband decided not to sign and left home.

They wrote to the CBI to provide them security. However,following this,the couple left without informing the security guards attached to them for their protection. The sadhvi also told the court that it was incorrect that the CBI or Shiromani Gurdwara Prabhandak Committee had provided for her stay and employment.

The court will hear the case next on July 30. Two other cases — the murders of Ranjit Singh murder and Ram Chander Chhattarpati,in which the Dera head is an accused — will be heard in July.