Haryana moves to attach properties of Ram Rahim’s aide on the run

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The police also informed the High Court that 240 cases had been registered in Haryana regarding the incidents of violence and arson, and chargesheets have been filed in 207 cases. It has been almost a year since the violence broke out in Haryana following Dera head Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh’s conviction. Thirty-three cases are still under investigation.

“During investigation of all these cases, as many as 1,483 persons have been arrested by the SIT so far. Since some of these persons have been arrested in more than one case, the total number of arrests are 2,603,” the police told the High Court.

Two key Dera members, Gulab alias Gulabmal and Naveen alias Gobhi Ram, have been arrested since May 25, the last date of hearing. A total of 12 accused have been arrested since the date, the court was informed. 12 accused have been declared as proclaimed  offenders.

Dera health institutes

The HC observed that a new committee comprising three professors of a medical institute in Rohtak would be set up for verification of professional and academic qualifications of all the doctors and para-medical staff at the medical institutions run by Dera Sacha Sauda.

The question regarding the fate of 23 Dera buildings at its Sirsa headquarters which now have been declared unauthorized by the government was also raised by the full bench on Wednesday.