#Roorkee Murder News

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Roorkee में युवती के हत्या के मामले में कार्रवाई, हत्या के 3 आरोपी गिरफ्तार

Roorkee में युवती के हत्या के मामले में कार्रवाई, हत्या के 3 आरोपी गिरफ्तार

<p>रूड़की में युवती के हत्या के मामले में कार्रवाई हुई है। हत्या के तीनों आरोपियों को गिरफ्तार कर लिया गया है। प्रेम प्रसंग के चलते हुई थी हत्या। तीनों आरोपी रूड़की के ही रहने वाले हैं।</p> Source link

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Do Dalit Lives Matter?

“Your presence irritates me,” said the deputy Registrar sitting in an air conditioned room.

India has a population of 1.3 billion. 180 million Dalits are denied human rights because of the disgraceful practice known as caste discrimination. Dalit students constantly under the threat of rustication, expulsion, defamation and discontinuation and Vemula wasn’t an exception.

The past decade saw the planned institutional murder of eight students in the Hyderabad University. In the span of four years, from 2008-2011, eighteen Dalit students ended their lives under the constant pressure upon their identity.

AIIMS, famous for producing the best doctors of the country has vile abuses written on the walls and doors of the hostel rooms where Dalit students reside. The teachers there, are partial while helping students and the ones with oppressed origins are always left out. More than 90% of the students face routine harassment at practicals or viva exams. People coming through quota are shamed, mocked for having deficiencies in education, feeble command over English, because most of them are first generation learners. Most prominent institutions lack basic structures like SC/ST cell and student support programmes and even if they do, the structures are dysfunctional. The segregation however starts as early as the school days with coloured wrist bands in classroom, forcing students coming from the oppressed communities clean toilets and upper caste children routinely boycotting food cooked by Dalits.

Dalit students forced to shift to certain hostels following harassment, abuse, violence by upper caste students, social isolation in dining rooms, sports fields, cultural events are some of the examples of informal segregation in AIIMS. 84% of students recall incidents of examiners asking about their caste, says the Thorat Committee. Teachers make students invisible by not giving enough time, discouraging in some way or the other, not allowing the student to work in labs. Students from marginalized groups are often troubled by the lack of clarity, contradictions in examinations and administrative procedures, rules that do not take account of their miseries and ofcourse the dominant castes’ favourite way with them, like ‘I am busy now’ ‘Go away,’ ‘Come tomorrow,’ etc.

The institutional murder of Rohith Vemula, was a steady process recorded by the isolation of the authorities, turning a deaf ear to his pleas, stopping his monthly stipend of twenty five thousand rupees for raising voice against the unfair segregation and suspension in September along with four others. The young scholar had also appealed to the university to allow him to die in December but the authorities maintained the ‘protocols’ of staying silent to this.

Muthukrishnan, the twenty seven year old student took away his own life. His last Facebook update was, ‘There is no equality in M.Phil./PhD admissions, there is no equality in viva-voce, there is only denial of equality….’

Senthil Kumar, a Dalit PhD student from the school of Physics consumed poison in 2008.

Madari Venkatesh, a doctoral student at Advanced Centre of Research in High Energy Materials, killed himself in 2013 for nobody from the from the School of Chemistry cared enough to supervise his research even after 2.5 years in the University.

September 4th 2014, Ankit Ambhore from IIT Bombay jumped from his hostel building. A month before, he and his parents were reportedly told by his HOD and Head of the institute’s Academic Rehabilitation Programme that Ankit, who was struggling academically would do well to drop out.

May 22 2019, Payal Selim Tadvi committed suicide facing harassment by her three seniors in Topiwala National Medical College.

In June 2015, IIT Roorkee expelled seventy three first year students from its B.Tech, IMT and M.Sc. courses- a huge chunk of them from the SC/ST communities. One student was asked by a teacher, “Why do people like you even come to IITs?”

Admissions for M.Phil. and PhD by UGC in May 2016, reduced completely on oral terms, was the move that Muthukrishnan wrote against in his Facebook post. His parting words quoting Ambedkar were, ‘When equality is denied, everything is denied.’

Here’s the list of Dalit student’s though the actual number is much more high than this.

• M. Shrikant, final year, B.Tech, IIT Bombay, 1st Jan 07

• Ajay S. Chandra, integrated PhD, Indian Institute of Sciences (IISc), Bangalore – 26 Aug, 07

• Jaspreet Singh, final year MBBS, Government Medical College, Chandigarh, 27 Jan 08.

• Senthil Kumar, PHD, School of Physics, University of Hyderabad – 23 Feb 08

• Prashant Kureel, first year, B.Tech, IIT Kanpur, 19 April, 08

• G. Suman, final year, M.Tech, IIT Kanpur, 2nd Jan, 09

• Ankita Veghda, first year, BSc Nursing, Singhi Institute of Nursing, Ahmedabad, 20 April, 09

• D Syam Kumar, first year B.Tech, Sarojini Institute of Engineering and Technology, Vijayawada, 13 Aug, 09

• S. Amravathi, national level young woman boxer, Centre of Excellence, Sports Authority of Andhra Pradesh, Hyderabad, 4th Nov, 09

• Bandi Anusha, B.Com final year, Villa Mary College, Hyderabad, 5th Nov, 09

• Pushpanjali Poorty, first year, MBA, Visvesvaraiah Technological University, Bangalore, 30th Jan, 10

• Sushil Kumar Chaudhary, final year MBBS, Chattrapati Shahuji Maharaj Medical University (formerly KGMC), Lucknow, 31 Jan, 10.

• Balmukund Bharti, final year MBBS, All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), New Delhi, 3rd March, 10

• JK Ramesh, second year, BSc, University of Agricultural Sciences, Bangalore, 1st July, 10

• Madhuri Sale, final year B.Tech, IIT Kanpur, 17th November, 10

• G. Varalakshmi, B.Tech first year, Vignan Engineering College, Hyderabad, 30 Jan, 2011

• Manish Kumar, IIIrd Year B.Tech, IIT Roorkee, 13 Feb, 11

• Linesh Mohan Gawle, PhD, National Institute of Immunology, New Delhi, 16 April, 11

Do Dalit lives not matter? Where does the sympathy go when Dalits suicide? Where does the façade of All Lives Matter go? Why aren’t paragraphs demonising reservation not address inhumanity the social segregation?

If all lives matter, why isn’t it education for all? Where are the equal opportunities dear?

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Man who supplied arms to Khalistan terrorists arrested

Man who supplied arms to Khalistan terrorists arrested

 New Delhi, Feb 02: The UP Anti Terrorist Squad has arrested a man on charges of supplying weapons to the Khalistan Liberation Force. The accused Ashish Kumar, a resident of Meerut was wanted in an attempt to murder case.

The Punjab police sought the help of their counterparts in UP to arrest Kumar. On the basis of the information collected, Kumar was arrested from Roorkee, where he was…

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Events 12.22

AD 69 – Emperor Vitellius is captured and murdered at the Gemonian stairs in Rome. 401 – Pope Innocent I is elected. 609 – Muhammad claims to receive his first revelation. 856 – Damghan earthquake: An earthquake near the Persian city of Damghan kills an estimated 200,000 people, the sixth deadliest earthquake in recorded history. 880 – Luoyang, eastern capital of the Tang dynasty, is captured by rebel leader Huang Chao during the reign of Emperor Xizong. 1135 – Stephen of Blois becomes King of England 1216 – Pope Honorius III approves the Dominican Order through the papal bull of confirmation Religiosam vitam. 1622 – Bucaramanga, Colombia is founded. 1769 – Sino-Burmese War: The war ends with an uneasy truce. 1788 – Nguyễn Huệ proclaims himself Emperor Quang Trung, in effect abolishing on his own the Lê dynasty. 1790 – The Turkish fortress of Izmail is stormed and captured by Alexander Suvorov and his Russian armies. 1807 – The Embargo Act, forbidding trade with all foreign countries, is passed by the U.S. Congress, at the urging of President Thomas Jefferson. 1808 – Ludwig van Beethoven conducts and performs in concert at the Theater an der Wien, Vienna, with the premiere of his Fifth Symphony, Sixth Symphony, Fourth Piano Concerto (performed by Beethoven himself) and Choral Fantasy (with Beethoven at the piano). 1851 – India's first freight train is operated in Roorkee, India. 1864 – Savannah, Georgia falls to the forces of General Sherman. 1885 – Itō Hirobumi, a samurai, became the first Prime Minister of Japan. 1888 – The Christmas Meeting of 1888, considered to be the official start of the Faroese independence movement. 1890 – Cornwallis Valley Railway begins operation between Kentville and Kingsport, Nova Scotia. 1891 – Asteroid 323 Brucia becomes the first asteroid discovered using photography. 1894 – The Dreyfus affair begins in France, when Alfred Dreyfus is wrongly convicted of treason. 1920 – The GOELRO economic development plan is adopted by the 8th Congress of Soviets of the Russian SFSR. 1921 – Opening of Visva-Bharati College, also known as Santiniketan College, now Visva Bharati University, India. 1937 – The Lincoln Tunnel opens to traffic in New York City. 1939 – Indian Muslims observe a "Day of Deliverance" to celebrate the resignations of members of the Indian National Congress over their not having been consulted over the decision to enter World War II with the United Kingdom. 1940 – World War II: Himara is captured by the Greek army. 1942 – World War II: Adolf Hitler signs the order to develop the V-2 rocket as a weapon. 1944 – World War II: Battle of the Bulge: German troops demand the surrender of United States troops at Bastogne, Belgium, prompting the famous one word reply by General Anthony McAuliffe: "Nuts!" 1944 – World War II: The Vietnam People's Army is formed to resist Japanese occupation of Indochina, now Vietnam. 1948 – Sjafruddin Prawiranegara established the Emergency Government of the Republic of Indonesia (Pemerintah Darurat Republik Indonesia, PDRI) in West Sumatra. 1951 – The Selangor Labour Party is founded in Selangor, Malaya. 1963 – The cruise ship Lakonia burns 180 miles (290 km) north of Madeira, Portugal with the loss of 128 lives. 1964 – The first test flight of the SR-71 (Blackbird) took place at Air Force Plant 42 in Palmdale, California. 1965 – In the United Kingdom, a 70 mph speed limit is applied to all rural roads including motorways for the first time. 1968 – Cultural Revolution: People's Daily posted the instructions of Mao Zedong that "The intellectual youth must go to the country, and will be educated from living in rural poverty." 1974 – Grande Comore, Anjouan and Mohéli vote to become the independent nation of Comoros. Mayotte remains under French administration. 1974 – The house of former British Prime Minister Edward Heath is attacked by members of the Provisional IRA. 1978 – The pivotal Third Plenum of the 11th National Congress of the Communist Party of China is held in Beijing, with Deng Xiaoping reversing Mao-era policies to pursue a program for Chinese economic reform. 1984 – Bernhard Goetz shoots four would-be muggers on an express train in Manhattan section of New York, New York. 1987 – In Zimbabwe, the political parties ZANU and ZAPU reach an agreement that ends the violence in the Matabeleland region known as the Gukurahundi. 1989 – Communist President of Romania Nicolae Ceaușescu is overthrown by Ion Iliescu after days of bloody confrontations. The deposed dictator and his wife flee Bucharest in a helicopter as protesters erupt in cheers. 1989 – Berlin's Brandenburg Gate re-opens after nearly 30 years, effectively ending the division of East and West Germany. 1990 – Lech Wałęsa is elected President of Poland. 1990 – Final independence of Marshall Islands and Federated States of Micronesia after termination of trusteeship. 1997 – Acteal massacre: Attendees at a prayer meeting of Roman Catholic activists for indigenous causes in the small village of Acteal in the Mexican state of Chiapas are massacred by paramilitary forces. 1997 – Hussein Farrah Aidid relinquishes the disputed title of President of Somalia by signing the Cairo Declaration, in Cairo, Egypt. It is the first major step towards reconciliation in Somalia since 1991. 2001 – Burhanuddin Rabbani, political leader of the Northern Alliance, hands over power in Afghanistan to the interim government headed by President Hamid Karzai. 2001 – Richard Reid attempts to destroy a passenger airliner by igniting explosives hidden in his shoes aboard American Airlines Flight 63. 2008 – An ash dike ruptured at a solid waste containment area in Roane County, Tennessee, releasing 1.1 billion US gallons (4,200,000 m3) of coal fly ash slurry. 2010 – The repeal of the Don't ask, don't tell policy, the 17-year-old policy banning homosexuals serving openly in the United States military, is signed into law by President Barack Obama. 2016 – A study finds the VSV-EBOV vaccine against the Ebola virus between 70-100% effective, and thus making it the first proven vaccine against the disease. 2017 – The UN Security Council votes 15–0 in favor of additional sanctions on North Korea, including measures to slash the country's petroleum imports by up to 90%.

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List Of Governors-General of India & Viceroys During British Period

List Of Governors-General of India & Viceroys During British Period

  General Awareness is considered an integral part of the competitive exams. From history to polity, facts regarding General Science, Physics, Biology, our constitution, economy, banks and almost everything. Questions from these spheres can be found in SSC Exam and Railways Exam Question Papers.   Being an SSC exam or Railway exam appearing aspirant, this list will help you to know the complete details of the Governor General and Viceroy of India from the year 1772 to 1947. It also covers the important achievements and events that took place during their time.   First governor general of British India was LORD WILLIAM BENTICK. Chartet act of 1833 made the Governor General of Bengal as the Governor General of India. And first such one was LORD WILLIAM BENTICK. LORD WARREN HASTINGS was the first Governor general of bengal. Many confuse Warren hastings as first governor general of India. And in 1858 after the Revolt of 1857, British government enacted an act called Act for the Good Government of India. By this act, the designation of the Governor General of India was changed to the VICEROY OF INDIA. And the first such VICEROY OF INDIA was LORD CANNING.     Following is the Gk Notes On Governor Generals Of India Name Took office Left office Happenings   Warren Hastings 20 October 1773 1 February 1785 » Regulating Act of 1773 (1732–1818) » Supreme Court at Calcutta   » Asiatic Society of Bengal   » English Translation of Bhagwat Gita Sir John Macpherson 1 February 1785 12 September 1786   (acting) (1745–1821) The Earl Cornwallis 12 September 1786 28 October 1793 »Established lower courts and appellate courts (1738–1805) »Sanskrit College established by Jonathan Duncan   »Permanent Settlement in Bihar and Bengal in 1793   » Introduction of Cornwallis Code   » Introduction of Civil Services in India Sir John Shore 28 October 1793 18 March 1798 » Policy of Non-intervention (1751–1834) » Charter Act of 1793 Sir Alured Clarke 18 March 1798 18 May 1798   (acting) (1744–1832) The Marquess Wellesley 18 May 1798 30 July 1805 »Introduction of Subsidiary Alliance (1760–1842) » Fourth Anglo-Mysore War 1799   » Fort William College at Calcutta   » Formation of Madras Presidency in 1801 The Marquess Cornwallis 30 July 1805 5 October 1805   (1738–1805) Sir George Barlow, Bt 10 October 1805 31 July 1807   (acting) (1762–1847) The Lord Minto 31 July 1807 4 October 1813 » Charter Act of 1813 (1751–1814) The Marquess of Hastings 4 October 1813 9 January 1823 »Ended the policy of Non-intervention (1754–1826) » Third Anglo-Maratha War (1816-1818)   »Creation of Bombay Presidency in 1818   »Establishment of Ryotwari System in Madras John Adam 9 January 1823 1 August 1823   (acting) (1779–1825) The Lord Amherst 1 August 1823 13 March 1828   (1773–1857) William Butterworth Bayley 13 March 1828 4 July 1828   (acting) (1782–1860) Lord William Bentinck 4 July 1828 1833 » Charter Act 1833 (1774–1839)   Lord William Bentinck 1833 20 March 1835   (1774–1839) Sir Charles Metcalfe, Bt 20 March 1835 4 March 1836   (acting) (1785–1846) The Lord Auckland 4 March 1836 28 February 1842   (1784–1849) The Lord Ellenborough 28 February 1842 June 1844   (1790–1871) William Wilberforce Bird June 1844 23 July 1844   (acting) (1784–1857) Sir Henry Hardinge 23 July 1844 12 January 1848   (1785–1856) The Marquess of Dalhousie 12 January 1848 28 February 1856 » Doctrine of Lapse (1812–1860) » Charles Wood Dispatch   »1st Railway line connecting Bombay and Thane   » Post Office Act, 1854   »Established Public Works Department   »Engineering College was established at Roorkee The Viscount Canning 28 February 1856 1 November 1858 »University of Bombay, Calcutta and Madras were set up in 1857 (1812–1862) » The revolt of 1857   »The Government of India Act, 1858   »Withdrew Doctrine of Lapse.     The Earl Canning 1 November 1858 21 March 1862   (1812–1862) The Earl of Elgin 21 March 1862 20 November 1863   (1811–1863) Sir Robert Napier 21 November 1863 2 December 1863   (acting) (1810–1890) Sir William Denison 2 December 1863 12 January 1864   (acting) (1804–1871) Sir John Lawrence, Bt 12 January 1864 12 January 1869 »Telegraphic communication was opened with Europe. (1811–1879) »High Courts were established at Calcutta, Bombay and Madras in 1865.   »Created the Indian Forest department. The Earl of Mayo 12 January 1869 8 February 1872 »Started the process of financial decentralization in India. (1822–1872) »For the first time in Indian history, a census was held in 1871.   »Organised the Statistical Survey of India.   »Was the only Viceroy to be murdered in office by a Pathan convict in the Andamans in 1872. Sir John Strachey 9 February 1872 23 February 1872   (acting) (1823–1907) The Lord Napier 24 February 1872 3 May 1872   (acting) (1819–1898) The Lord Northbrook 3 May 1872 12 April 1876   (1826–1904) The Lord Lytton 12 April 1876 8 June 1880 »Known as the Viceroy to reverse characters. (1831–1891) »Organised the Grand ‘Delhi Durbar’ in 1877 to decorate Queen Victoria with the title of ‘Kaiser I Hind’.   »Arms act (1878) made it mandatory for Indians to acquire license for arms.   »Passed the infamous Vernacular Press act (1878). The Marquess of Ripon 8 June 1880 13 December 1884 »Liberal person, who sympathized with Indians. (1827–1909) »Repeated the Vernacular Press act (1882)   »Passed the local self government act (1882)   »Took steps to improve primary & secondary education (on William Hunter Commission’s recommendations).   »The I Factory act, 1881, aimed at prohibiting child labour.   »Passed the libert Bill (1883) which enabled Indian district magistrates to try European criminals. But this was withdrawn later. The Earl of Dufferin 13 December 1884 10 December 1888 »Indian National Congress was formed during his tenure. (1826–1902) The Marquess of Lansdowne 10 December 1888 11 October 1894 »II Factory act (1891) granted a weekly holiday and stipulated working hours for women and children, although it failed to address concerns such as work hours for men. (1845–1927) »Categorization of Civil Services into Imperial, Provincial and Subordinate.   »Indian Council act of 1892 was passed.   »Appointment of Durand Commission to define the line between British India and Afghanistan. The Earl of Elgin 11 October 1894 6 January 1899 »Great famine of (1896 – 1897) (1849–1917) »Lyall Commission was appointed. The Lord Curzon of Kedleston 6 January 1899 18-Nov-05 »Passed the Indian Universities act (1904) in which official control over the Universities was increased. (1859–1925) »Partitioned Bengal (October 16, 1905) into two provinces Bengal (proper) & East Bengal & Assam.   »Appointed a Police Commission under Sir Andrew Frazer to enquire into the police administration of every province.   »The risings of the frontier tribes in 1897 – 98 led him to create the North Western Frontier Province (NWFP).   »Passed the Ancient Monuments Protection act (1904), to restore India’s cultural heritage. Thus the Archaeological Survey of India was established.   »Passed the Indian Coinage and Paper Currency act (1899) and put India on a gold standard.   »Extended railways to a great extent. The Earl of Minto 18-Nov-05 23-Nov-10 »There was great political unrest in India. Various acts were passed to curb the revolutionary activities. Extremists like Lala Laipat Rai and Ajit Singh (in May, 1907) and Bal Gangadhar Tilak (in July, 1908) were sent to Mandalay jail in Burma. (1845–1914) »The Indian Council act of 1909 or the Morley Minto Reforms was passed. The Lord Hardinge of Penshurst 23-Nov-10 4       April 1916 »Held a durbar in December, 1911 to celebrate the coronation of King George V. (1858–1944) »Partition of Bengal was cancelled (1911), capital shifted from Calcutta to Delhi (1911).   »A bomb was thrown at him; but he escaped unhurt (December 23, 1912).   »Gandhi ji came back to India from South Africa (1915).   »Annie Besant announced the Home Rule Movement. The Lord Chelmsford 04-Apr-16 2       April 1921 »August Declaration of 1917, whereby control over the Indian government would be gradually transferred to the Indian people. (1868–1933) »The government of India act in 1919 (Montague Chelmsford reforms) was passed.   »Rowlatt act of 1919; Jallianwala Bagh Massacre (April 13, 1919).   »Non Cooperation Movement.   »An Indian Sir S.P.Sinha was appointed the Governor of Bengal.   »A Women’s university was founded at Poona in 1916.   »Saddler Commission was appointed in 1917 to envisage new educational policy. The Earl of Reading 02-Apr-21 3       April 1926 »Rowlatt act was repeated along with the Press act of 1910. (1860–1935) »Suppressed non – cooperation movement.   »Prince of Wales visited India in November, 1921.   »Moplah rebellion (1921) took place in Kerala.   »Ahmedabad session of 1921.   »Formation of Swaraj Party.   »Vishwabharati University started functioning in 1922.   »Communist part was founded in 1921 by M.N. Roy.   »Kakory Train Robbery on August 9, 1925.   »Communal riots of 1923 – 25 in Multan, Amritsar, Delhi, etc.   »Swami Shraddhanand, a great nationalist and a leader of the Arya Samajists, was murdered in communal orgy. The Lord Irwin 03-Apr-26 18-Apr-31 »Simon Commission visited India in 1928. (1881–1959) »Congress passed the Indian Resolution in 1929.   »Dandi March (March 12, 1930).   »Civil Disobedience Movement (1930).   »First Round Table Conference held in England in 1930.   »Gandhi Irwin Pact (March 5, 1931) was signed and Civil Disobediance Movement was withdrawn.   »Martydorm of Jatin Das after 64 days hunger strike (1929). The Earl of Willingdon 18-Apr-31 18   pril 1936 »Second Round Table conference in London in 1931. (1866–1941) »On his return Gandhi ji was again arrested and Civil Disobedience Movement was resumed in January, 1932.   »Communal Awards (August 16, 1932) assigned seats to different religious communities. Gandhi ji went on a epic fast in protest against this division.   »Third Round Table conference in 1932.   »Poona Pact was signed.   »Government of India act (1935) was passed The Marquess of Linlithgow 18-Apr-36 1      October 1943 »Government of India act enforced in the provinces. Congress ministries formed in 8 out of 11 provinces. They remained in power for about 2 years till October 1939, when they gave up offices on the issue of India having been dragged into the II World War. The Muslim League observed the days as ‘Deliverance Say’ (22 December) (1887–1952) »Churchill became the British PM in May, 1940. He declared that the Atlantic Charter (issued jointly by the UK and US, stating to give sovereign rights to those who have been forcibly deprived of them) does not apply to India.   »Outbreak of World War II in 1939.   »Cripps Mission in 1942.   »Quit India Movement (August 8, 1942). The Viscount Wavell 01-Oct-43 21   February 1947 »Arranged the Shimla Conference on June 25, 1945 with Indian National Congress and Muslim League; failed. (1883–1950) »Cabinet Mission Plan (May 16, 1946).   »Elections to the constituent assembly were held and an Interim Government was appointed under Nehru.   »First meeting of the constituent assembly was held on December 9, 1946. The Viscount Mountbatten of Burma 21-Feb-47       15  August 1947 »Last Viceroy of British India and the first Governor General of free India. (1900–1979) »Partition of India decided by the June 3 Plan.   »Indian Independence Act passed by the British parliament on July 4, 1947, by which India became independent on August 15, 1947.   »Retried in June 1948 and was succeeded by C. Rajagopalachari (the first and the last Indian Governor General of free India).   Read the full article

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Window-shaped tunnel connecting Ram Rahim's cave to sadhvis' residence found IndiaFP StaffSep, 09 2017 16:23:37 IST Tweet Dera HQ search ops Day 2 LIVE: Window-shaped tunnel connecting Ram Rahim's cave to sadhvis' residence found Highlights 13:10 (IST) Window-shaped tunnel connecting Ram Rahim's cave to sadhvis' residence found In a disturbing development, dearch teams have found a window-dhaped tunnel connecting Ram Rahim's house, the cave, to the sadhvis' residence. Deputy director Satish Mehra informed the media that empty boxes, which are used to store AK-47 magazines, have also been found. Reported by Sat Singh, 101Reporters 12:38 (IST) Buried skeletons suspected underneath ground near Ram Rahim's cave Sources said that forensic teams will start digging the earth near Ram Rahim's cave, suspecting skeletons buried inside. Reported by Sat Singh, 101Reporters 20:08 (IST) Two minor children found handed over to local DCPO The two minor children are among the five found near the Dera headquarters in Upkaar Colony. They have now been handed over to the DCPO. Reported by Sat Singh, 101Reporters 20:01 (IST) Search operation peacefully ends for the day at 6.30 pm, will continue again tomorrow "The search operation began at 9 am and peacefully concluded at 6.30 pm inside the Dera headquarter premises. It will resume again on Saturday," said district deputy commissioner Prabhjot Singh. He also said the forensic team has begun its investigation in Gurmeet Ram Rahim's cave inside the Dera headquarters in Sirsa, Haryana. Reported by Sat Singh, 101Reporters 19:05 (IST) 800-acre Dera Sacha Sauda headquarters divided into 10 zones for sanitisation The Dera, spread over nearly 800 acres, has been divided into ten zones for the purpose of sanitisation and searches, with each zone under the control of a senior officer. - PTI 18:53 (IST) Haryana health minister Anil Vij orders inquiry into 14 bodies taken from Dera to a Lucknow medical college Following media reports such as those by News24, which said at least 14 dead bodies were sent from the Dera headquarters to a private medical college in Lucknow, Haryana health minister Anil Vij ordered an inquiry into the same on Friday. He has asked the Director General of Health Services to conduct the investigation at the earliest. News24 reported that the no rules were followed and proper paperwork was not done. The dead bodies were taken between January 2017 and August 2017. The news channel also claimed death certificates were not issued. "If this was done, the formalities should have been completed. The reason for sending the bodies must be ascertained. Orders have been issued to examine the matter and find out facts in this case," Vij said. Reported by Sat Singh, 101Reporters 18:22 (IST) Lexus car found inside Dera headquarters brought to Sirsa police station 18:10 (IST) Rooms sealed, hard disks, unlabelled medicines recovered In a mammoth search operation being carried out by security forces and district authorities, some rooms were also sealed and hard disk drives and unlabelled medicines recovered, Haryana's information and public relations deputy director, Satish Mehra, who has been authorised by the administration to speak to the media, said. "Some rooms have been sealed, computer hard disk drives, unregistered Lexus car, an OB van, Rs 7,000 of demonetised currency, Rs 12,000 cash and some pharma medicines without labels or a brand name are among other items which have been seized," he said. - PTI 17:54 (IST) Five people including two minors have been found inside In the ongoing search operation at Dera Sacha Sauda, five people including two minors have been found, said Satish Mishra, deputy director of Haryana public relations department. A walkie talkie was also recovered as well. 17:31 (IST) Black luxury car without number plate, 1200 new notes also found at Dera Sacha Sauda headquarters In addition to the above, some endangered animals were also found, reported India Today. 16:49 (IST) Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh's conviction for rape is ground for take over of Dera; why is Haryana govt pussyfooting? Today, this political patronage extends to Hindu organisations (and Hindu-adjacent organisations) as well. As Lord Meghnad Desai pointed out in one of his columns, had the DSS been “Christian missionaries, they would have to register, be subject to audit and FCRA (Foreign Contribution Regulation Act) rules.” But in the case of the DSS, which allegedly abetted rape, castration and even murder, there is ample ground for the government to take over its assets and banish the current administration. Is the government not doing this because the DSS is a vote bank? Full analysis here 15:03 (IST) Police recover Rs 7,000 worth demonetised notes from Dera Sacha Sauda premises In addition to to the old currency, police have also seized one OB van and some unlabelled medicine from the Dera premises. Reported by Manoj Kumar, 101Reporters 14:31 (IST) Self-styled godman issued alternate currency within Dera premises Plastic coins, bearing little semblance to Indian currency were recovered inside Dera premises as the search operations were underway. The plastic currency had the words Dhan Dhan Satguru Tera hi Asara, Dera Sacha Sauda Sirsa inscribed on them. The alternate currency carries actual value within the Dera premises and can be exchanged for real money. The 'money' however cannot be used anywhere outside the Dera headquarters. 14:11 (IST) Voice calls to continue despite internet ban 14:10 (IST) These were found inside the ashram... 14:02 (IST) Plastic coins bearing the name of Gurmeet Ram Rahim found in ashram 13:55 (IST) Recap: Haryana Police search for Honeypreet Insan near Nepal border after issuing lookout notice The Haryana Police came looking for Dera Sacha Sauda chief Gurmeet Ram Rahim’s close aide Honeypreet Insaan in Kheri as she was suspected to have left for Nepal through the porous border. Additional Superintendent of Police Ghanshyam Chaurasiya confirmed the arrival of two Haryana police personnel at Gaurifanta border in Kheri. The ASP told PTI that the Haryana Police had shared some information with the Gaurifanta Police and inquired about her suspected movement towards the neighbouring country through the porous India-Nepal border. “However, when no clue about Honeypreet’s departure for Nepal could be gathered, the Haryana Police returned,” the ASP said. 13:52 (IST) State created vacuum of real spiritual leaders, helped flourish self-styled gurus like Gurmeet Ram Rahim ​The emasculation of the spiritual leaders took three stages. First, they were denied (through curbs on admissible expenditure) to become national voices. But, more importantly, the entrepreneur-gurus were provided two other big benefits without which they could not have become as large as they did. These benefits included large tracts of land. Without that land, they could not have had the place to assemble their audiences. They could not impress the common folk. With land came buildings, and facilities that the buildings offered by way of jobs, services (such as medicare, dispute resolution and financial help) and shelter. Second, the entrepreneur-gurus were granted the benefit of tax-exemptions. Like political parties, their funds could not be taxed. And while the mainstream temple trusts donations were accounted for each day, the money collected by these entrepreneurs were not audited, supervised, or even tabulated. They became sinkholes of cash collection, which could then be used to display naked power, win over affection, and command allegiance — through forced sex, castrations or murders. If they needed politicians initially, now the politicians needed them — for their vote banks, for fixing deals and for an assortment of jobs that could not be done by the government-appointed machinery. 13:41 (IST) Watch: A senior journalist talking about the ongoing operation in Sirsa 13:38 (IST) The forensic team from Roorkee arrives at the ashram Image courtesy: Sat Singh,101 reporters 13:34 (IST) Another Forensic team from Roorkee reached Sirsa Dera headquarters for further investigation 13:33 (IST) Read: The order suspending internet services in Sirsa Image courtesy: Sat Singh, 101 reporters 13:32 (IST) After JCB Machine, now Army crane is summoned to Dera premises Image courtesy: Manoj Kumar, 101 reporters 13:28 (IST) Mobile internet, SMS services suspended in Sirsa until 10 September The Haryana government has suspended mobile internet services (2G, 3G, 4G) GPRS, all SMS services and dongle services in the Sirsa district in view of the “critical situation” to curb the spread of rumours in Sirsa district in view of the ongoing sanitisation drive. The suspension will continue till 10 September. Reported by Sat Singh, 101 reporters 13:11 (IST) Schools run by Dera Sacha Sauda under the scanner now KK Khandelwal, additional chief secretary, School Education Department (Haryana) told Firstpost that the educational institutions run by the Dera Sacha Sauda are controversial and the decision about them would be taken by the Punjab and Haryana High court. About the students studying here, Khandelwal said that they would be given an option to enroll in other educational institutes to save their academic year. Dera Sacha Sauda runs six educational institute including an international school, where over 5000 students study. Reported by Sat Singh, 101 reporters 13:07 (IST) Security beefed up outside Dera ashram at 1 pm Image courtesy: Sat Singh, 101 reporters 13:03 (IST) Recap: Haryana Police investigates Dera functionaries' involvement in Panckula violence The Haryana Police is investigating claims that top Dera Sacha Sauda functionaries paid a 'supari' (contract) of Rs 5 crore to criminal elements to instigate violence in Panchkula and other places after sect chief Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh's conviction for rape. Haryana Director General of Police BS Sandhu said that the matter was under investigation. "We are investigating this. We are trying to nab two Dera functionaries, Chamkaur Singh and Nain, who are said to be involved in this," he said. 12:57 (IST) Dera Sacha Sauda mouthpiece admits to skeletons at premises, says they were donated According to News18, ‘Sach Kahoon’ had admitted on Thursday that human remains were indeed buried in the premises. However, the Dera newspaper defended the action of the management in burying the human remains, and said this was done as sect chief Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh encouraged followers to donate the remains to the sect for burial and prevent these from being immersed in rivers, which causes pollution. 12:54 (IST) Locals revere baba as 'god' A CNN News18 report noted that the locals surrounding the dera ashram revere Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh as a living god. According to the report, the poor villagers in the surrounding areas have availed of several social welfare schemes run by the ashram. 12:44 (IST) A heart surgeon recounts his experience with 'hyperactive' baba A heart specialist who now lives in Delhi said he was once called to check Singh by the Dera officials and was shocked to find him "hyperactive". "He had a great following of doctors, many from the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) and I wondered why he had called me. I was told he keeps shuffling his doctors. I found his pulse a bit erratic but nothing that would cause concern. I told him not to check blood pressure every 30 minutes and he should remain calm," said the doctor, speaking on conditions of anonymity. "But Singh kept on telling me that I should stay back if I wish to meet the God and attain total nirvana. I left." 12:31 (IST) A look at the unbelievable life on Ram Rahim Singh maintained a dual personality. During sermons, he wore a spotless white dress, common with all self-styled Godmen across India. But when he was before the camera for interviews or shooting, he would wear fluorescent colours on his bejewelled costume and fight off villains and toss flaming motorbikes into the air. He would even walk on air and tear tree trunks in half with his bare hands, while routinely singing his favourite song Love Charger. A Bollywood filmmaker who was once called at the Dera was told by Singh’s followers that he writes songs in 15 seconds, and completes a shot in less than a minute. It is because he is God. 12:23 (IST) Schools are closed after curfew in Sirsa The students of government school at Shah Satnam chowk were asked to go at home after search operation started in Dera. ​ Video courtesy: Manoj Kumar,101 reporters 12:18 (IST) No one permited to come out of Dera campus No one is permitted to come out of Dera campus now. Only officers on duty can come and go. Some of the parents whose sons and daughters study at Dera schools/colleges are also stuck inside the premises. According to police sources, some 700-800 people still inside Dera campus. Reported by Sat Singh, 101 reporters 12:09 (IST) Watch: Deputy director (information) Satish Mehra briefs media Video courtesy: Manoj Kumar, 101 reporters 12:05 (IST) What will the forensic team investgate? The forensic team from Roorkee would investigate whether people's doubts about a lot of skeletons being buried inside the dera holds any truth or not. The FSL Roorkee team would only investigate on this part of the story. Reported by Manoj Kumar, 101 reporters 12:01 (IST) Dera divided into 10 zones for investigation purpose A police officer on duty told Firstpost that the police search team had divided the entire area of Dera in ten zones and they have sanitised four of them by now. They have recovered 10 hard disks, some computers, while some rooms have also been sealed. The forensic teams from Roorkee, Kurukshetra and Madhuban and Karnal have reached the spot to investigate further. Reported by Manoj Kumar, 101 reporters 12:00 (IST) A glimpse of the security arrangement in Sirsa ​ Image courtesy: Sat Singh,101 reporters 11:53 (IST) Next course of action to be known in evening Deputy director (information), Satish Mehra told Firstpost that the operation is going peacefully and that the amount recovered is yet to be ascertained. The next course of action would be decided after meeting with officials with judicial officer AKS Pawar in the evening, he added. Reported by Sat Singh, 101 reporters 11:49 (IST) Watch: Security at Shah Satnam Chowk, 7 kilometres from Dera HQ video courtesy: Manoj Kumar 11:41 (IST) Media officer briefs about the situation Deputy director (Information) Satish Mehra said that the authorities have seized some cash from the premises. He added that the forensic team has also been called from Roorkee. Mehra said that some computers, hard disks were also seized from the dera. A few rooms have also been sealed, the media officer said. Reported by Sat Singh, 101 reporters 11:28 (IST) A forensic team from Roorkee will enter premises now 11:26 (IST) Roads are deserted in Sirsa after curfew Image courtesy: Manoj Kumar 11:25 (IST) Will Gurmeet Ram Rahim's influence wane in Punjab, Haryana? According toThe Indian Express, with the imprisonment of the Dera chief, there is a threat that his influence over a large section of the electorate in Punjab and Haryana may wane. A known political expert told the publication, "Given the state of affairs and the way people are motivated to go towards such religious spaces, they are not going to easily believe that the Dera head was wrong. It is not a question of him being convicted, the question is if the faith in him has been tarnished.” 11:19 (IST) Heavy machinery enters the premises Image courtesy: Manoj Dhaka, 101 reporters 11:12 (IST) Apart from court commissioner, paramilitary forces also help operations While the sanitisation process will be overseen by the court commissioner, Haryana police personnel, paramilitary forces, duty magistrates, executive magistrates and revenue officials will also be part of the exercise. Curfew continued to be imposed in the areas near the Dera premises, but relaxations were being given during morning and evening hours, officials said. As many as 16 nakas (check points) have been set up near the Dera. IANS 11:07 (IST) Heavy machinery enters premises Deputy director, Meida, Satish Kumar Mehra said that JCB machines and other heavy machinery are part of their team, as it can be used at a place where need arises. He said that all things are there as per orders of appointment juridical office. Reported by Sat Singh, 101 reporters 10:39 (IST) Court Commissioner to oversee search operation The entire sanitisation process will be videographed and overseen by retired district and sessions judge, AKS Pawar, who was appointed as court commissioner by the Punjab and Haryana High Court on Tuesday. IANS 10:37 (IST) Search operations continue inside the Dera 10:36 (IST) Watch: Vippasana Insan asks followers to maintain calm Video courtesy: Richa Kakkar, 101 reporters 10:28 (IST) Bomb disposal squad at standby at premises 10:20 (IST) JCB machines, blacksmith enter premises 10:12 (IST) Police says situation is normal IGP, Hisar Range, Amitabh Singh Dhillon reaches Shah Satnam Singh Chowk in Sirsa. “Situation normal,” says deputy director (information & PR department). Reported by Sat Singh, 101 rpeorters 10:11 (IST) Search operations began an hour back 10:01 (IST) Search operations under way in Ram Rahim's headquarters 10:00 (IST) Security forces enter Sirsa headquarters of Dera Sacha Sauda 16:23 (IST) Fibre tunnel also located State Information and Public Relations Department deputy director, Satish Mehra, who has been authorised by the administration to speak to the media, said, "A fibre tunnel too has been located during the search of the dera." The fibre tunnel is filled with mud, he said. Read the full PTI report here. 16:05 (IST) An NDTV video shows authorities collecting illegal explosives from the Dera campus in Sirsa 15:46 (IST) Govt begins inquiry into donation of dead bodies by Dera to private medical college The health department in Sirsa has begun an inquiry into the donation of 14 dead bodies by Dera Sacha Sauda to a private medical college in Uttar Pradesh between January and August 2017. Sirsa civil surgeon Gobind Gupta and a team of doctors from the district are presently in a multi-specialty hospital of the Dera to conduct the probe, as police and security forces continue conducting search operations in Dera premises. Health minister Anil Vij had directed a probe into this matter. Reported by Sat Singh, 101Reporters 14:44 (IST) Some of the goods seized from the Dera Image courtesy: Sat Singh, 101Reporters 14:42 (IST) Some of the crackers seized by the police from Dera 14:04 (IST) Some Haryana ministers at fault In this News18 article by KTS Tulsi, it has been opined that some Haryana ministers should face trial because according to some media reports, two or three of these ministers were heard telling Dera followers that Section 144 was not for them. "The moot problem is not the lack of legislation but its implementation. If existing laws are implemented in their full spirit, such incidents will definitely be fewer to witness. However, the implementation needs a genuine political will and an effective administration. Haryana government and particularly, Manohar Lal Khattar, have proven thrice, they lack both miserably," Tulsi said in the article. 13:10 (IST) 13:10 (IST) Window-shaped tunnel connecting Ram Rahim's cave to sadhvis' residence found In a disturbing development, dearch teams have found a window-dhaped tunnel connecting Ram Rahim's house, the cave, to the sadhvis' residence. Deputy director Satish Mehra informed the media that empty boxes, which are used to store AK-47 magazines, have also been found. Reported by Sat Singh, 101Reporters 13:03 (IST) More visuals from the mock drill at PGIMS Rohtak 13:02 (IST) Security personnel conduct mock drill at PGIMS Rohtak The mock drill is being conducted to shift Ram Rahim — who is lodged in Sunaria jail — to the hospital for treatment if the need arises. Reported by Sat Singh, 101Reporters 12:56 (IST) Two key Dera functionaries arrested for allegedly inciting violence Two key functionaries of Dera Sacha Sauda were arrested for allegedly inciting violence in Panchkula following the conviction of sect head Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh in a rape case, police said today. "Chamkaur Singh, who is the incharge of Dera Sacha Sauda centre in Panchkula and Daan Singh, who is also a key Dera functionary, have been arrested from Chandigarh," Panchkula Deputy Commissioner of Police Manbir Singh said. Both have been arrested in connection with the violence that took place in Panchkula on August 25, police said. A Punjab police commando Karamjit Singh, who was part of the Ram Rahim's security was also arrested by Haryana police from Patiala, police said. The commando was nabbed for his alleged role in hatching a conspiracy to free Ram Rahim Singh from the Panchkula court complex, police said. — PTI 12:47 (IST) 12:38 (IST) Buried skeletons suspected underneath ground near Ram Rahim's cave Sources said that forensic teams will start digging the earth near Ram Rahim's cave, suspecting skeletons buried inside. Reported by Sat Singh, 101Reporters 12:33 (IST) Separate SITs formed in Panchkula 12:00 (IST) Explosives used to make fireworks seized Security agencies and district authorities again began with search operations at the Dera Sacha Sauda headquarters near Haryana’s Sirsa town on Saturday morning amid tight security in the area. A factory manufacturing fireworks has been sealed. “Explosives used to make fireworks and crackers have been seized. A factory, that manufactured fireworks, situated inside the Dera headquarters has been sealed,” said deputy director, information, Satish Mehra. Reported by Sat Singh, 101Reporters 11:58 (IST) Updates begin for 9 September 21:23 (IST) Security forces stand guard at Satnam Chowk, the main entrance to the Dera Sacha Sauda headquarters, in Sirsa Journalists also were not allowed to enter beyond this point while search operations took place during the day. Image courtesy: PTI 21:19 (IST) Ravinder Kumar, a Dera Sacha Sauda follower, hangs himself in Ambala jail Ravinder, 27, who was lodged in the Ambala jail following the violence in Panchkula on 25 August, allegedly hanged himself on Sunday, said Ambala Central Jail officials, reported The Indian Express. He faced attempt to murder, rioting, damaging public property and assault charges. Held in judicial custody, he committed suicide in the washroom of the barracks where he was jailed with a piece of cloth. Superintendent of Police (Ambala) Abhishek Jorwal said: “The family members of Ravinder have been informed about his death. A judicial probe has been ordered by the jail authorities. Inquest proceedings are being conducted by district police. We have videographed the scene of incident, where Ravinder allegedly committed suicide. A post-mortem examination shall be conducted.” He was arrested in the violence that ensued in Panchkula after a special CBI court convicted Gurmeet Ram Rahim of raping two sadhvis. 21:06 (IST) Report on search operations will be submitted to the Punjab and Haryana High Court A report of the entire exercise will be submitted to the high court by the court commissioner, with a copy to the state government. - PTI 20:51 (IST) Licensed weapons were earlier deposited to the police by Dera Sacha Sauda followers The police and the Dera management have maintained that licenced weapons were deposited by most Dera followers at Sirsa with the police authorities. - PTI 20:45 (IST) Hisar IGP, Sirsa SP and district deputy commissioner were also part of search operations Hisar Inspector general of police Amitabh Dhillon, Sirsa SP Ashwin Shenvi and Deputy Commissioner Prabhjot Singh are also part of the exercise. Officials from revenue, health, education, Tourism and other departments also participated. Bomb disposal squads and commandos were also deployed inside as a preventive measure. With inputs from PTI and IANS 20:37 (IST) Photo of the black Toyota Lexus luxury SUV without the number plate seized at the Dera headquarters The vehicle was taken to the Sirsa police station. Image courtesy: PTI 20:25 (IST) Hospital, stadium, resort, bungalows: Dera Sacha Sauda headquarters have it all The Dera is spread over two campuses, 600 acres and over 100 acres respectively, about eight kilometres from Sirsa and 260 kilometres from Chandigarh. It houses a stadium, a hospital, educational institutions, luxury resort, bungalows and markets. Hundreds of people and sect followers permanently live and work in the mini-township. The premises, where the sect chief lived, known as the "gufa" (cave), is itself spread over an area of nearly 100 acres. It is said to have ultra-luxury facilities. The campus has palatial bungalows of his other family members, none of whom are in the premises since 25 August, when the sect chief was convicted of rape and sent to jail. - IANS 20:14 (IST) Rs 12,000 in new notes, computer, along with luxury car, hard disks, seized Reported by Sat Singh, 101Reporters 20:08 (IST) Two minor children found handed over to local DCPO The two minor children are among the five found near the Dera headquarters in Upkaar Colony. They have now been handed over to the DCPO. Reported by Sat Singh, 101Reporters 20:01 (IST) Search operation peacefully ends for the day at 6.30 pm, will continue again tomorrow "The search operation began at 9 am and peacefully concluded at 6.30 pm inside the Dera headquarter premises. It will resume again on Saturday," said district deputy commissioner Prabhjot Singh. He also said the forensic team has begun its investigation in Gurmeet Ram Rahim's cave inside the Dera headquarters in Sirsa, Haryana. Reported by Sat Singh, 101Reporters 19:45 (IST) Haryana minister Anil Vij says Dera head has been convicted, not the organisation Asked whether he would reach out to the followers of the Dera Sacha Sauda in future to seek votes, Vij said, "We seek votes from all." "It is the Dera's head who has been convicted by the court and the Dera has not been declared illegal," he said. During the last Assembly polls in Haryana, the Dera head had announced support to the BJP. - PTI 19:32 (IST) "Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh would be killed by inmates if left alone without security," says jail inmate on bail A Rohtak jail inmate Somu Pandit said that the anger against the self-styled godman is such that he would be killed if left alone with no security. 19:27 (IST) 16 'nakas' set up near Dera Sacha Sauda's headquarters Sixteen 'nakas' have been set up near the Dera. Forty-one companies of paramilitary forces have been deployed in Sirsa district. - PTI 19:20 (IST) Duty magistrates, executive magistrates, revenue officials also part of search operations - PTI 19:05 (IST) 800-acre Dera Sacha Sauda headquarters divided into 10 zones for sanitisation The Dera, spread over nearly 800 acres, has been divided into ten zones for the purpose of sanitisation and searches, with each zone under the control of a senior officer. - PTI 18:58 (IST) Search team also found 1500 pairs of shoes, designer clothes and cash inside Dera headquarters 18:53 (IST) Haryana health minister Anil Vij orders inquiry into 14 bodies taken from Dera to a Lucknow medical college Following media reports such as those by News24, which said at least 14 dead bodies were sent from the Dera headquarters to a private medical college in Lucknow, Haryana health minister Anil Vij ordered an inquiry into the same on Friday. He has asked the Director General of Health Services to conduct the investigation at the earliest. News24 reported that the no rules were followed and proper paperwork was not done. The dead bodies were taken between January 2017 and August 2017. The news channel also claimed death certificates were not issued. "If this was done, the formalities should have been completed. The reason for sending the bodies must be ascertained. Orders have been issued to examine the matter and find out facts in this case," Vij said. Reported by Sat Singh, 101Reporters 18:44 (IST) Journalists not allowed to enter Dera Sacha Sauda Journalists were stopped at the Shah Satnam Singh Chowk, about seven kilometres from the headquarters. The chowk, which separates the heart of the city from the Dera, is also under heavy security. - PTI 18:41 (IST) Have a look into Dera Sacha Sauda headquarters sprawled across 800 acres 18:35 (IST) Curfew remains in place Curfew remains in force on roads leading to the Dera headquarters. The roads are also blocked and no unauthorised person is being allowed to move towards the Dera premises. - PTI 18:33 (IST) A deserted view at the main entrance to the Dera Sacha Sauda headquarters in Sirsa ahead of the search operations Image courtesy: PTI 18:25 (IST) Here are some pictures taken earlier on 6 September from inside the Dera headquarters in Sirsa ​ 18:22 (IST) Lexus car found inside Dera headquarters brought to Sirsa police station 18:13 (IST) Search operations being videographed by retired judge AKS Pawar The process, which began around 8 am, is being videographed and monitored by retired District and Sessions Judge AKS Pawar, who was appointed as a Court Commissioner by the Punjab and Haryana High Court on Tuesday to oversee the exercise. - PTI 18:10 (IST) Rooms sealed, hard disks, unlabelled medicines recovered In a mammoth search operation being carried out by security forces and district authorities, some rooms were also sealed and hard disk drives and unlabelled medicines recovered, Haryana's information and public relations deputy director, Satish Mehra, who has been authorised by the administration to speak to the media, said. "Some rooms have been sealed, computer hard disk drives, unregistered Lexus car, an OB van, Rs 7,000 of demonetised currency, Rs 12,000 cash and some pharma medicines without labels or a brand name are among other items which have been seized," he said. - PTI 17:54 (IST) Five people including two minors have been found inside In the ongoing search operation at Dera Sacha Sauda, five people including two minors have been found, said Satish Mishra, deputy director of Haryana public relations department. A walkie talkie was also recovered as well. 17:51 (IST) Forensic team from Roorkee has entered Dera Sacha Sauda headquarters in Sirsa 17:48 (IST) Two minors found inside Gurmeet Ram Rahim's "cave" at Dera Sacha Sauda's headquarters The search operation at the Dera headquarters have been going on for nearly eight hours now. The forensic team is combing the "cave" where two minors have now been found, reported Times Now. 17:40 (IST) Before AAI revoked Gurmeet Ram Rahim's airport access, he was VIP no. 51 Others given access to VIP lounge at airports list include attorney general, MLAs, MPs, Shankaracharya Maharaj of Shri Dwaraka Sharada Peeth 17:31 (IST) Black luxury car without number plate, 1200 new notes also found at Dera Sacha Sauda headquarters In addition to the above, some endangered animals were also found, reported India Today. 17:24 (IST) Despite being convicted, Gurmeet Ram Rahim is still hailed as "god" by his followers Kangkan Acharyya, Senior Reporter, Firstpost 17:12 (IST) Inequality in society is one of the reasons 'premis' flock to Gurmeet Ram Rahim and Dera Sacha Sauda The Dera also insisted the followers to change their surnames to 'insan'. It was seen as a rule devised to spread across the message that the 'Dera' was more respectful of humanity than any other quality. No wonder then that the Dera had a substantial following among the people from the lower rungs of the much abhorred caste hierarchy. Apart from a liberal atmosphere, the Dera also seemed to have the promise of a new social status to its followers. "A follower who successfully convinces a good number of followers from his caste or village was seen as their leader. That enhances his social status to a spiritual leader in a group of 400 to 500 people. Many came to the Dera to attain this status" he said. The leader would be the contact person between the Dera and the followers. He would pass all the messages of the Dera to its followers and would also ensure that the followers meet the guru in their time of need. Read more here. 17:11 (IST) Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh sentenced: Dera chief one of many self-styled godmen' embroiled in scandals India's self-styled "godmen" have legions of devoted followers, but several have been embroiled in scandals in recent years. Here are some of the more famous godmen: Rampal Maharaj ​ In 2014 the guru Rampal Maharaj barricaded himself into his ashram guarded by devotees armed with stones, petrol bombs and other weapons after a court issued a warrant for his arrest on a series of charges, including conspiracy to murder. It was days before police were finally able to clear the giant complex and arrest the guru, who considered himself an incarnation of a 15th-century mystic Indian poet. Six people died during the siege. Ashutosh Maharaj ​ Devotees of Ashutosh Maharaj, who died in January 2014, are preserving his body in a freezer and insist he is in a deep meditative state. The hugely wealthy founder of the multi-million dollar Divya Jyoti Jagriti Sansthan (Divine Light Awakening Mission) sect apparently died of a cardiac arrest. Read more here 16:57 (IST) A look at Deras and their famous political visitors Infographic by Network18creative Load More Sirsa: An unregistered luxury car and some banned currency notes were on Friday seized from the Dera of rape convict Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh during a sanitisation exercise which also involved forensic examination of his so-called cave where he allegedly used to sexually exploit women. A huge search operation, involving hordes of police, paramilitary and civil administration personnel, was launched at 8 am at the headquarters of Dera Sacha Sauda spread over 800 acres in Sirsa, two weeks after a CBI court convicted its head of rape and sentenced him to 20 years in jail in two rape cases. The Dera premises houses educational institutions, markets, a hospital, a stadium, recreational areas and houses. To prevent any untoward incident, curfew was imposed on the roads leading to the Dera and mobile internet services in Sirsa district have been suspended till 10 September for the operation, which will continue on Saturday. During the 12-hour exercise ordered by the high court, hard disk drives and unlabelled medicines were also recovered, said Haryana's Information and Public Relations Department Deputy Director, Satish Mehra, who has been authorised by the administration to speak to the media. Search operations continue at the Dera Sacha Sauda. PTI Search operations continue at the Dera Sacha Sauda. PTI "Some rooms have been sealed, computer hard disk drives, unregistered Lexus car, an OB van, Rs 7,000 of demonetised currency, Rs 12,000 cash and some pharma medicines without labels or a brand name, a walkie-talkie set are among other items which have been seized," Mehra told reporters. "Whatever articles are being found, the district administration has taken these in their custody and will follow the orders given by the Court Commissioner," he said. Teams of forensic experts from Karnal and Sonipat in Haryana, and from IIT Roorkee in Uttarakhand, also inspected the so-called 'gufa' (cave) at the Dera, he said. "The forensic experts were coordinating with other teams which were already inside taking part in the sanitisation and search operation," Mehra said. According to the rape victim, on whose complaint the Dera chief was convicted by a CBI court on August 25, Ram Rahim would sexually exploit women in the 'gufa', said to be the convict's residence. The woman, who had dared to complain against Ram Rahim, had alleged that she had been sexually exploited by the Dera chief after being called there. She had said that prior to her exploitation, she would see some of the girls coming out of the 'gufa' weeping. Girls were deployed as sDera HQ search ops Day 2 as it happened: Tunnel connecting Ram Rahim's cave to sadhvis' residence foundecurity persons at the entrance of a 'gufa', the victim had

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    విద్యా సంస్ధలు , ఆసుపత్రులు , ప్రార్ధనా మందిరాలు , వసతి గృహలతో సహా ప్రతి అణువు గాలించామని పంచకులా డిప్యూటీ పోలీస్ కమిషనర్ మన్బీర్ సింగ్ తెలిపారు. ఇద్దరు డేరా సచ్ దేవ్ ప్రముఖులను  ఆగస్టు 25 నాటి హింసకు బ��ధ్యులుగా అరెస్ట్ చేశామన్నారు.                      వీరితో పాటు బాబా కు రక్షణగా వున్న పాటియాలాకు చెందిన కర్మజిత్ సింగ్ అనే కమాండోను అదుపులోకి తీసుకొన్నామని చెప్పారు.  రామ్ రహీమ్ కు శిక్ష ఖరారయ్యాక అతనిని తప్పించటానికి.. కమాండో ప్రయత్నించాడని ఆరోపణల నేపధ్యంలో  అరెస్ట్ చేశారు. బాబాకు అత్యంత సన్నిహితుడిగా భావించే డాన్ సింగ్ కూడా అరెస్టైన వారిలో వున్నాడు.                        బాబా  గూఫాగా చెప్పుకునే రహస్య ప్రదేశంలో సైతం సోదాలు జరిపి కొన్ని మందులు , రూ 70 వేల రద్దయిపోయిన నోట్లు ,  రూ 12 వేల నగదు , హార్డ్ డిస్క్ లు, వాకీ టాకీ , పేరు లేని మందులు స్వాధీనం చేసుకున్నారని హర్యానా ప్రభుత్వ ప్రతినిధి మెహ్రా మీడియాకు వివరించారు. 

కాగా బాబా దత్తత కుమార్తె హానీప్రీత్ ఇన్ శాన్ నివాసం వున్న గదులను కూడా సోదా చేశారు. బాధిత మహిళలు వుండేవారని భావిస్తున్న గదుల్లో కూడా సోదాలు జరిపారు. సాధ్వీలు వుండే గదిలో చొరపడటానికి వీలుగా రామ్ రహీమ్ తన గది నుంచే ఓ సొరంగ మార్గాన్ని ఏర్పాటు చేసుకున్నట్లు సోదాల్లో అధికారులు గుర్తించారు. మొత్తం ఈ సోదాలన్నింటినీ వీడియో తీశారు.                      ఎమ్.ఎస్.జి ఉత్పత్తుల పేరిట 2 సంవత్సరాల క్రితం ప్రారంభించిన..  బాబా ఫోటోతో కూడిన వస్తువులపై రూ 3 కోట్లు పెట్టుబడి పెట్టిన ఓ భక్తుడు భారీగా నష్టపోయాడు. దీంతో ఇవాళ ఉదయం  అతడు ఆత్మహత్య చేసుకున్నాడు.

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Events 12.22

AD 69 – Emperor Vitellius is captured and murdered at the Gemonian stairs in Rome. 401 – Pope Innocent I is elected. 609 – Muhammad claims to receive his first revelation. 856 – Damghan earthquake: An earthquake near the Persian city of Damghan kills an estimated 200,000 people, the sixth deadliest earthquake in recorded history. 880 – Luoyang, eastern capital of the Tang dynasty, is captured by rebel leader Huang Chao during the reign of Emperor Xizong. 1135 – Stephen of Blois becomes King of England 1216 – Pope Honorius III approves the Dominican Order through the papal bull of confirmation Religiosam vitam. 1622 – Bucaramanga, Colombia is founded. 1769 – Sino-Burmese War: The war ends with an uneasy truce. 1788 – Nguyễn Huệ proclaims himself Emperor Quang Trung, in effect abolishing on his own the Lê dynasty. 1790 – The Turkish fortress of Izmail is stormed and captured by Alexander Suvorov and his Russian armies. 1807 – The Embargo Act, forbidding trade with all foreign countries, is passed by the U.S. Congress, at the urging of President Thomas Jefferson. 1808 – Ludwig van Beethoven conducts and performs in concert at the Theater an der Wien, Vienna, with the premiere of his Fifth Symphony, Sixth Symphony, Fourth Piano Concerto (performed by Beethoven himself) and Choral Fantasy (with Beethoven at the piano). 1851 – India's first freight train is operated in Roorkee, India. 1864 – Savannah, Georgia falls to the forces of General Sherman. 1885 – Itō Hirobumi, a samurai, became the first Prime Minister of Japan. 1888 – The Christmas Meeting of 1888, considered to be the official start of the Faroese independence movement. 1890 – Cornwallis Valley Railway begins operation between Kentville and Kingsport, Nova Scotia. 1891 – Asteroid 323 Brucia becomes the first asteroid discovered using photography. 1894 – The Dreyfus affair begins in France, when Alfred Dreyfus is wrongly convicted of treason. 1920 – The GOELRO economic development plan is adopted by the 8th Congress of Soviets of the Russian SFSR. 1921 – Opening of Visva-Bharati College, also known as Santiniketan College, now Visva Bharati University, India. 1937 – The Lincoln Tunnel opens to traffic in New York City. 1939 – Indian Muslims observe a "Day of Deliverance" to celebrate the resignations of members of the Indian National Congress over their not having been consulted over the decision to enter World War II with the United Kingdom. 1940 – World War II: Himara is captured by the Greek army. 1942 – World War II: Adolf Hitler signs the order to develop the V-2 rocket as a weapon. 1944 – World War II: Battle of the Bulge: German troops demand the surrender of United States troops at Bastogne, Belgium, prompting the famous one word reply by General Anthony McAuliffe: "Nuts!" 1944 – World War II: The Vietnam People's Army is formed to resist Japanese occupation of Indochina, now Vietnam. 1948 – Sjafruddin Prawiranegara established the Emergency Government of the Republic of Indonesia (Pemerintah Darurat Republik Indonesia, PDRI) in West Sumatra. 1951 – The Selangor Labour Party is founded in Selangor, Malaya. 1963 – The cruise ship Lakonia burns 180 miles (290 km) north of Madeira, Portugal with the loss of 128 lives. 1964 – The first test flight of the SR-71 (Blackbird) took place at Air Force Plant 42 in Palmdale, California. 1965 – In the United Kingdom, a 70 mph speed limit is applied to all rural roads including motorways for the first time. 1968 – Cultural Revolution: People's Daily posted the instructions of Mao Zedong that "The intellectual youth must go to the country, and will be educated from living in rural poverty." 1974 – Grande Comore, Anjouan and Mohéli vote to become the independent nation of Comoros. Mayotte remains under French administration. 1974 – The house of former British Prime Minister Edward Heath is attacked by members of the Provisional IRA. 1978 – The pivotal Third Plenum of the 11th National Congress of the Communist Party of China is held in Beijing, with Deng Xiaoping reversing Mao-era policies to pursue a program for Chinese economic reform. 1984 – Bernhard Goetz shoots four would-be muggers on an express train in Manhattan section of New York, New York. 1987 – In Zimbabwe, the political parties ZANU and ZAPU reach an agreement that ends the violence in the Matabeleland region known as the Gukurahundi. 1989 – Communist President of Romania Nicolae Ceaușescu is overthrown by Ion Iliescu after days of bloody confrontations. The deposed dictator and his wife flee Bucharest in a helicopter as protesters erupt in cheers. 1989 – Berlin's Brandenburg Gate re-opens after nearly 30 years, effectively ending the division of East and West Germany. 1990 – Lech Wałęsa is elected President of Poland. 1990 – Final independence of Marshall Islands and Federated States of Micronesia after termination of trusteeship. 1997 – Acteal massacre: Attendees at a prayer meeting of Roman Catholic activists for indigenous causes in the small village of Acteal in the Mexican state of Chiapas are massacred by paramilitary forces. 1997 – Hussein Farrah Aidid relinquishes the disputed title of President of Somalia by signing the Cairo Declaration, in Cairo, Egypt. It is the first major step towards reconciliation in Somalia since 1991. 2001 – Burhanuddin Rabbani, political leader of the Northern Alliance, hands over power in Afghanistan to the interim government headed by President Hamid Karzai. 2001 – Richard Reid attempts to destroy a passenger airliner by igniting explosives hidden in his shoes aboard American Airlines Flight 63. 2008 – An ash dike ruptured at a solid waste containment area in Roane County, Tennessee, releasing 1.1 billion US gallons (4,200,000 m3) of coal fly ash slurry. 2010 – The repeal of the Don't ask, don't tell policy, the 17-year-old policy banning homosexuals serving openly in the United States military, is signed into law by President Barack Obama. 2016 – Syrian government forces retake control of the besieged areas of Aleppo.

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Window-shaped tunnel connecting Ram Rahim's cave to sadhvis' residence found IndiaFP StaffSep, 09 2017 16:23:37 IST Tweet Dera HQ search ops Day 2 LIVE: Window-shaped tunnel connecting Ram Rahim's cave to sadhvis' residence found Highlights 13:10 (IST) Window-shaped tunnel connecting Ram Rahim's cave to sadhvis' residence found In a disturbing development, dearch teams have found a window-dhaped tunnel connecting Ram Rahim's house, the cave, to the sadhvis' residence. Deputy director Satish Mehra informed the media that empty boxes, which are used to store AK-47 magazines, have also been found. Reported by Sat Singh, 101Reporters 12:38 (IST) Buried skeletons suspected underneath ground near Ram Rahim's cave Sources said that forensic teams will start digging the earth near Ram Rahim's cave, suspecting skeletons buried inside. Reported by Sat Singh, 101Reporters 20:08 (IST) Two minor children found handed over to local DCPO The two minor children are among the five found near the Dera headquarters in Upkaar Colony. They have now been handed over to the DCPO. Reported by Sat Singh, 101Reporters 20:01 (IST) Search operation peacefully ends for the day at 6.30 pm, will continue again tomorrow "The search operation began at 9 am and peacefully concluded at 6.30 pm inside the Dera headquarter premises. It will resume again on Saturday," said district deputy commissioner Prabhjot Singh. He also said the forensic team has begun its investigation in Gurmeet Ram Rahim's cave inside the Dera headquarters in Sirsa, Haryana. Reported by Sat Singh, 101Reporters 19:05 (IST) 800-acre Dera Sacha Sauda headquarters divided into 10 zones for sanitisation The Dera, spread over nearly 800 acres, has been divided into ten zones for the purpose of sanitisation and searches, with each zone under the control of a senior officer. - PTI 18:53 (IST) Haryana health minister Anil Vij orders inquiry into 14 bodies taken from Dera to a Lucknow medical college Following media reports such as those by News24, which said at least 14 dead bodies were sent from the Dera headquarters to a private medical college in Lucknow, Haryana health minister Anil Vij ordered an inquiry into the same on Friday. He has asked the Director General of Health Services to conduct the investigation at the earliest. News24 reported that the no rules were followed and proper paperwork was not done. The dead bodies were taken between January 2017 and August 2017. The news channel also claimed death certificates were not issued. "If this was done, the formalities should have been completed. The reason for sending the bodies must be ascertained. Orders have been issued to examine the matter and find out facts in this case," Vij said. Reported by Sat Singh, 101Reporters 18:22 (IST) Lexus car found inside Dera headquarters brought to Sirsa police station 18:10 (IST) Rooms sealed, hard disks, unlabelled medicines recovered In a mammoth search operation being carried out by security forces and district authorities, some rooms were also sealed and hard disk drives and unlabelled medicines recovered, Haryana's information and public relations deputy director, Satish Mehra, who has been authorised by the administration to speak to the media, said. "Some rooms have been sealed, computer hard disk drives, unregistered Lexus car, an OB van, Rs 7,000 of demonetised currency, Rs 12,000 cash and some pharma medicines without labels or a brand name are among other items which have been seized," he said. - PTI 17:54 (IST) Five people including two minors have been found inside In the ongoing search operation at Dera Sacha Sauda, five people including two minors have been found, said Satish Mishra, deputy director of Haryana public relations department. A walkie talkie was also recovered as well. 17:31 (IST) Black luxury car without number plate, 1200 new notes also found at Dera Sacha Sauda headquarters In addition to the above, some endangered animals were also found, reported India Today. 16:49 (IST) Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh's conviction for rape is ground for take over of Dera; why is Haryana govt pussyfooting? Today, this political patronage extends to Hindu organisations (and Hindu-adjacent organisations) as well. As Lord Meghnad Desai pointed out in one of his columns, had the DSS been “Christian missionaries, they would have to register, be subject to audit and FCRA (Foreign Contribution Regulation Act) rules.” But in the case of the DSS, which allegedly abetted rape, castration and even murder, there is ample ground for the government to take over its assets and banish the current administration. Is the government not doing this because the DSS is a vote bank? Full analysis here 15:03 (IST) Police recover Rs 7,000 worth demonetised notes from Dera Sacha Sauda premises In addition to to the old currency, police have also seized one OB van and some unlabelled medicine from the Dera premises. Reported by Manoj Kumar, 101Reporters 14:31 (IST) Self-styled godman issued alternate currency within Dera premises Plastic coins, bearing little semblance to Indian currency were recovered inside Dera premises as the search operations were underway. The plastic currency had the words Dhan Dhan Satguru Tera hi Asara, Dera Sacha Sauda Sirsa inscribed on them. The alternate currency carries actual value within the Dera premises and can be exchanged for real money. The 'money' however cannot be used anywhere outside the Dera headquarters. 14:11 (IST) Voice calls to continue despite internet ban 14:10 (IST) These were found inside the ashram... 14:02 (IST) Plastic coins bearing the name of Gurmeet Ram Rahim found in ashram 13:55 (IST) Recap: Haryana Police search for Honeypreet Insan near Nepal border after issuing lookout notice The Haryana Police came looking for Dera Sacha Sauda chief Gurmeet Ram Rahim’s close aide Honeypreet Insaan in Kheri as she was suspected to have left for Nepal through the porous border. Additional Superintendent of Police Ghanshyam Chaurasiya confirmed the arrival of two Haryana police personnel at Gaurifanta border in Kheri. The ASP told PTI that the Haryana Police had shared some information with the Gaurifanta Police and inquired about her suspected movement towards the neighbouring country through the porous India-Nepal border. “However, when no clue about Honeypreet’s departure for Nepal could be gathered, the Haryana Police returned,” the ASP said. 13:52 (IST) State created vacuum of real spiritual leaders, helped flourish self-styled gurus like Gurmeet Ram Rahim ​The emasculation of the spiritual leaders took three stages. First, they were denied (through curbs on admissible expenditure) to become national voices. But, more importantly, the entrepreneur-gurus were provided two other big benefits without which they could not have become as large as they did. These benefits included large tracts of land. Without that land, they could not have had the place to assemble their audiences. They could not impress the common folk. With land came buildings, and facilities that the buildings offered by way of jobs, services (such as medicare, dispute resolution and financial help) and shelter. Second, the entrepreneur-gurus were granted the benefit of tax-exemptions. Like political parties, their funds could not be taxed. And while the mainstream temple trusts donations were accounted for each day, the money collected by these entrepreneurs were not audited, supervised, or even tabulated. They became sinkholes of cash collection, which could then be used to display naked power, win over affection, and command allegiance — through forced sex, castrations or murders. If they needed politicians initially, now the politicians needed them — for their vote banks, for fixing deals and for an assortment of jobs that could not be done by the government-appointed machinery. 13:41 (IST) Watch: A senior journalist talking about the ongoing operation in Sirsa 13:38 (IST) The forensic team from Roorkee arrives at the ashram Image courtesy: Sat Singh,101 reporters 13:34 (IST) Another Forensic team from Roorkee reached Sirsa Dera headquarters for further investigation 13:33 (IST) Read: The order suspending internet services in Sirsa Image courtesy: Sat Singh, 101 reporters 13:32 (IST) After JCB Machine, now Army crane is summoned to Dera premises Image courtesy: Manoj Kumar, 101 reporters 13:28 (IST) Mobile internet, SMS services suspended in Sirsa until 10 September The Haryana government has suspended mobile internet services (2G, 3G, 4G) GPRS, all SMS services and dongle services in the Sirsa district in view of the “critical situation” to curb the spread of rumours in Sirsa district in view of the ongoing sanitisation drive. The suspension will continue till 10 September. Reported by Sat Singh, 101 reporters 13:11 (IST) Schools run by Dera Sacha Sauda under the scanner now KK Khandelwal, additional chief secretary, School Education Department (Haryana) told Firstpost that the educational institutions run by the Dera Sacha Sauda are controversial and the decision about them would be taken by the Punjab and Haryana High court. About the students studying here, Khandelwal said that they would be given an option to enroll in other educational institutes to save their academic year. Dera Sacha Sauda runs six educational institute including an international school, where over 5000 students study. Reported by Sat Singh, 101 reporters 13:07 (IST) Security beefed up outside Dera ashram at 1 pm Image courtesy: Sat Singh, 101 reporters 13:03 (IST) Recap: Haryana Police investigates Dera functionaries' involvement in Panckula violence The Haryana Police is investigating claims that top Dera Sacha Sauda functionaries paid a 'supari' (contract) of Rs 5 crore to criminal elements to instigate violence in Panchkula and other places after sect chief Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh's conviction for rape. Haryana Director General of Police BS Sandhu said that the matter was under investigation. "We are investigating this. We are trying to nab two Dera functionaries, Chamkaur Singh and Nain, who are said to be involved in this," he said. 12:57 (IST) Dera Sacha Sauda mouthpiece admits to skeletons at premises, says they were donated According to News18, ‘Sach Kahoon’ had admitted on Thursday that human remains were indeed buried in the premises. However, the Dera newspaper defended the action of the management in burying the human remains, and said this was done as sect chief Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh encouraged followers to donate the remains to the sect for burial and prevent these from being immersed in rivers, which causes pollution. 12:54 (IST) Locals revere baba as 'god' A CNN News18 report noted that the locals surrounding the dera ashram revere Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh as a living god. According to the report, the poor villagers in the surrounding areas have availed of several social welfare schemes run by the ashram. 12:44 (IST) A heart surgeon recounts his experience with 'hyperactive' baba A heart specialist who now lives in Delhi said he was once called to check Singh by the Dera officials and was shocked to find him "hyperactive". "He had a great following of doctors, many from the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) and I wondered why he had called me. I was told he keeps shuffling his doctors. I found his pulse a bit erratic but nothing that would cause concern. I told him not to check blood pressure every 30 minutes and he should remain calm," said the doctor, speaking on conditions of anonymity. "But Singh kept on telling me that I should stay back if I wish to meet the God and attain total nirvana. I left." 12:31 (IST) A look at the unbelievable life on Ram Rahim Singh maintained a dual personality. During sermons, he wore a spotless white dress, common with all self-styled Godmen across India. But when he was before the camera for interviews or shooting, he would wear fluorescent colours on his bejewelled costume and fight off villains and toss flaming motorbikes into the air. He would even walk on air and tear tree trunks in half with his bare hands, while routinely singing his favourite song Love Charger. A Bollywood filmmaker who was once called at the Dera was told by Singh’s followers that he writes songs in 15 seconds, and completes a shot in less than a minute. It is because he is God. 12:23 (IST) Schools are closed after curfew in Sirsa The students of government school at Shah Satnam chowk were asked to go at home after search operation started in Dera. ​ Video courtesy: Manoj Kumar,101 reporters 12:18 (IST) No one permited to come out of Dera campus No one is permitted to come out of Dera campus now. Only officers on duty can come and go. Some of the parents whose sons and daughters study at Dera schools/colleges are also stuck inside the premises. According to police sources, some 700-800 people still inside Dera campus. Reported by Sat Singh, 101 reporters 12:09 (IST) Watch: Deputy director (information) Satish Mehra briefs media Video courtesy: Manoj Kumar, 101 reporters 12:05 (IST) What will the forensic team investgate? The forensic team from Roorkee would investigate whether people's doubts about a lot of skeletons being buried inside the dera holds any truth or not. The FSL Roorkee team would only investigate on this part of the story. Reported by Manoj Kumar, 101 reporters 12:01 (IST) Dera divided into 10 zones for investigation purpose A police officer on duty told Firstpost that the police search team had divided the entire area of Dera in ten zones and they have sanitised four of them by now. They have recovered 10 hard disks, some computers, while some rooms have also been sealed. The forensic teams from Roorkee, Kurukshetra and Madhuban and Karnal have reached the spot to investigate further. Reported by Manoj Kumar, 101 reporters 12:00 (IST) A glimpse of the security arrangement in Sirsa ​ Image courtesy: Sat Singh,101 reporters 11:53 (IST) Next course of action to be known in evening Deputy director (information), Satish Mehra told Firstpost that the operation is going peacefully and that the amount recovered is yet to be ascertained. The next course of action would be decided after meeting with officials with judicial officer AKS Pawar in the evening, he added. Reported by Sat Singh, 101 reporters 11:49 (IST) Watch: Security at Shah Satnam Chowk, 7 kilometres from Dera HQ video courtesy: Manoj Kumar 11:41 (IST) Media officer briefs about the situation Deputy director (Information) Satish Mehra said that the authorities have seized some cash from the premises. He added that the forensic team has also been called from Roorkee. Mehra said that some computers, hard disks were also seized from the dera. A few rooms have also been sealed, the media officer said. Reported by Sat Singh, 101 reporters 11:28 (IST) A forensic team from Roorkee will enter premises now 11:26 (IST) Roads are deserted in Sirsa after curfew Image courtesy: Manoj Kumar 11:25 (IST) Will Gurmeet Ram Rahim's influence wane in Punjab, Haryana? According toThe Indian Express, with the imprisonment of the Dera chief, there is a threat that his influence over a large section of the electorate in Punjab and Haryana may wane. A known political expert told the publication, "Given the state of affairs and the way people are motivated to go towards such religious spaces, they are not going to easily believe that the Dera head was wrong. It is not a question of him being convicted, the question is if the faith in him has been tarnished.” 11:19 (IST) Heavy machinery enters the premises Image courtesy: Manoj Dhaka, 101 reporters 11:12 (IST) Apart from court commissioner, paramilitary forces also help operations While the sanitisation process will be overseen by the court commissioner, Haryana police personnel, paramilitary forces, duty magistrates, executive magistrates and revenue officials will also be part of the exercise. Curfew continued to be imposed in the areas near the Dera premises, but relaxations were being given during morning and evening hours, officials said. As many as 16 nakas (check points) have been set up near the Dera. IANS 11:07 (IST) Heavy machinery enters premises Deputy director, Meida, Satish Kumar Mehra said that JCB machines and other heavy machinery are part of their team, as it can be used at a place where need arises. He said that all things are there as per orders of appointment juridical office. Reported by Sat Singh, 101 reporters 10:39 (IST) Court Commissioner to oversee search operation The entire sanitisation process will be videographed and overseen by retired district and sessions judge, AKS Pawar, who was appointed as court commissioner by the Punjab and Haryana High Court on Tuesday. IANS 10:37 (IST) Search operations continue inside the Dera 10:36 (IST) Watch: Vippasana Insan asks followers to maintain calm Video courtesy: Richa Kakkar, 101 reporters 10:28 (IST) Bomb disposal squad at standby at premises 10:20 (IST) JCB machines, blacksmith enter premises 10:12 (IST) Police says situation is normal IGP, Hisar Range, Amitabh Singh Dhillon reaches Shah Satnam Singh Chowk in Sirsa. “Situation normal,” says deputy director (information & PR department). Reported by Sat Singh, 101 rpeorters 10:11 (IST) Search operations began an hour back 10:01 (IST) Search operations under way in Ram Rahim's headquarters 10:00 (IST) Security forces enter Sirsa headquarters of Dera Sacha Sauda 16:23 (IST) Fibre tunnel also located State Information and Public Relations Department deputy director, Satish Mehra, who has been authorised by the administration to speak to the media, said, "A fibre tunnel too has been located during the search of the dera." The fibre tunnel is filled with mud, he said. Read the full PTI report here. 16:05 (IST) An NDTV video shows authorities collecting illegal explosives from the Dera campus in Sirsa 15:46 (IST) Govt begins inquiry into donation of dead bodies by Dera to private medical college The health department in Sirsa has begun an inquiry into the donation of 14 dead bodies by Dera Sacha Sauda to a private medical college in Uttar Pradesh between January and August 2017. Sirsa civil surgeon Gobind Gupta and a team of doctors from the district are presently in a multi-specialty hospital of the Dera to conduct the probe, as police and security forces continue conducting search operations in Dera premises. Health minister Anil Vij had directed a probe into this matter. Reported by Sat Singh, 101Reporters 14:44 (IST) Some of the goods seized from the Dera Image courtesy: Sat Singh, 101Reporters 14:42 (IST) Some of the crackers seized by the police from Dera 14:04 (IST) Some Haryana ministers at fault In this News18 article by KTS Tulsi, it has been opined that some Haryana ministers should face trial because according to some media reports, two or three of these ministers were heard telling Dera followers that Section 144 was not for them. "The moot problem is not the lack of legislation but its implementation. If existing laws are implemented in their full spirit, such incidents will definitely be fewer to witness. However, the implementation needs a genuine political will and an effective administration. Haryana government and particularly, Manohar Lal Khattar, have proven thrice, they lack both miserably," Tulsi said in the article. 13:10 (IST) 13:10 (IST) Window-shaped tunnel connecting Ram Rahim's cave to sadhvis' residence found In a disturbing development, dearch teams have found a window-dhaped tunnel connecting Ram Rahim's house, the cave, to the sadhvis' residence. Deputy director Satish Mehra informed the media that empty boxes, which are used to store AK-47 magazines, have also been found. Reported by Sat Singh, 101Reporters 13:03 (IST) More visuals from the mock drill at PGIMS Rohtak 13:02 (IST) Security personnel conduct mock drill at PGIMS Rohtak The mock drill is being conducted to shift Ram Rahim — who is lodged in Sunaria jail — to the hospital for treatment if the need arises. Reported by Sat Singh, 101Reporters 12:56 (IST) Two key Dera functionaries arrested for allegedly inciting violence Two key functionaries of Dera Sacha Sauda were arrested for allegedly inciting violence in Panchkula following the conviction of sect head Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh in a rape case, police said today. "Chamkaur Singh, who is the incharge of Dera Sacha Sauda centre in Panchkula and Daan Singh, who is also a key Dera functionary, have been arrested from Chandigarh," Panchkula Deputy Commissioner of Police Manbir Singh said. Both have been arrested in connection with the violence that took place in Panchkula on August 25, police said. A Punjab police commando Karamjit Singh, who was part of the Ram Rahim's security was also arrested by Haryana police from Patiala, police said. The commando was nabbed for his alleged role in hatching a conspiracy to free Ram Rahim Singh from the Panchkula court complex, police said. — PTI 12:47 (IST) 12:38 (IST) Buried skeletons suspected underneath ground near Ram Rahim's cave Sources said that forensic teams will start digging the earth near Ram Rahim's cave, suspecting skeletons buried inside. Reported by Sat Singh, 101Reporters 12:33 (IST) Separate SITs formed in Panchkula 12:00 (IST) Explosives used to make fireworks seized Security agencies and district authorities again began with search operations at the Dera Sacha Sauda headquarters near Haryana’s Sirsa town on Saturday morning amid tight security in the area. A factory manufacturing fireworks has been sealed. “Explosives used to make fireworks and crackers have been seized. A factory, that manufactured fireworks, situated inside the Dera headquarters has been sealed,” said deputy director, information, Satish Mehra. Reported by Sat Singh, 101Reporters 11:58 (IST) Updates begin for 9 September 21:23 (IST) Security forces stand guard at Satnam Chowk, the main entrance to the Dera Sacha Sauda headquarters, in Sirsa Journalists also were not allowed to enter beyond this point while search operations took place during the day. Image courtesy: PTI 21:19 (IST) Ravinder Kumar, a Dera Sacha Sauda follower, hangs himself in Ambala jail Ravinder, 27, who was lodged in the Ambala jail following the violence in Panchkula on 25 August, allegedly hanged himself on Sunday, said Ambala Central Jail officials, reported The Indian Express. He faced attempt to murder, rioting, damaging public property and assault charges. Held in judicial custody, he committed suicide in the washroom of the barracks where he was jailed with a piece of cloth. Superintendent of Police (Ambala) Abhishek Jorwal said: “The family members of Ravinder have been informed about his death. A judicial probe has been ordered by the jail authorities. Inquest proceedings are being conducted by district police. We have videographed the scene of incident, where Ravinder allegedly committed suicide. A post-mortem examination shall be conducted.” He was arrested in the violence that ensued in Panchkula after a special CBI court convicted Gurmeet Ram Rahim of raping two sadhvis. 21:06 (IST) Report on search operations will be submitted to the Punjab and Haryana High Court A report of the entire exercise will be submitted to the high court by the court commissioner, with a copy to the state government. - PTI 20:51 (IST) Licensed weapons were earlier deposited to the police by Dera Sacha Sauda followers The police and the Dera management have maintained that licenced weapons were deposited by most Dera followers at Sirsa with the police authorities. - PTI 20:45 (IST) Hisar IGP, Sirsa SP and district deputy commissioner were also part of search operations Hisar Inspector general of police Amitabh Dhillon, Sirsa SP Ashwin Shenvi and Deputy Commissioner Prabhjot Singh are also part of the exercise. Officials from revenue, health, education, Tourism and other departments also participated. Bomb disposal squads and commandos were also deployed inside as a preventive measure. With inputs from PTI and IANS 20:37 (IST) Photo of the black Toyota Lexus luxury SUV without the number plate seized at the Dera headquarters The vehicle was taken to the Sirsa police station. Image courtesy: PTI 20:25 (IST) Hospital, stadium, resort, bungalows: Dera Sacha Sauda headquarters have it all The Dera is spread over two campuses, 600 acres and over 100 acres respectively, about eight kilometres from Sirsa and 260 kilometres from Chandigarh. It houses a stadium, a hospital, educational institutions, luxury resort, bungalows and markets. Hundreds of people and sect followers permanently live and work in the mini-township. The premises, where the sect chief lived, known as the "gufa" (cave), is itself spread over an area of nearly 100 acres. It is said to have ultra-luxury facilities. The campus has palatial bungalows of his other family members, none of whom are in the premises since 25 August, when the sect chief was convicted of rape and sent to jail. - IANS 20:14 (IST) Rs 12,000 in new notes, computer, along with luxury car, hard disks, seized Reported by Sat Singh, 101Reporters 20:08 (IST) Two minor children found handed over to local DCPO The two minor children are among the five found near the Dera headquarters in Upkaar Colony. They have now been handed over to the DCPO. Reported by Sat Singh, 101Reporters 20:01 (IST) Search operation peacefully ends for the day at 6.30 pm, will continue again tomorrow "The search operation began at 9 am and peacefully concluded at 6.30 pm inside the Dera headquarter premises. It will resume again on Saturday," said district deputy commissioner Prabhjot Singh. He also said the forensic team has begun its investigation in Gurmeet Ram Rahim's cave inside the Dera headquarters in Sirsa, Haryana. Reported by Sat Singh, 101Reporters 19:45 (IST) Haryana minister Anil Vij says Dera head has been convicted, not the organisation Asked whether he would reach out to the followers of the Dera Sacha Sauda in future to seek votes, Vij said, "We seek votes from all." "It is the Dera's head who has been convicted by the court and the Dera has not been declared illegal," he said. During the last Assembly polls in Haryana, the Dera head had announced support to the BJP. - PTI 19:32 (IST) "Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh would be killed by inmates if left alone without security," says jail inmate on bail A Rohtak jail inmate Somu Pandit said that the anger against the self-styled godman is such that he would be killed if left alone with no security. 19:27 (IST) 16 'nakas' set up near Dera Sacha Sauda's headquarters Sixteen 'nakas' have been set up near the Dera. Forty-one companies of paramilitary forces have been deployed in Sirsa district. - PTI 19:20 (IST) Duty magistrates, executive magistrates, revenue officials also part of search operations - PTI 19:05 (IST) 800-acre Dera Sacha Sauda headquarters divided into 10 zones for sanitisation The Dera, spread over nearly 800 acres, has been divided into ten zones for the purpose of sanitisation and searches, with each zone under the control of a senior officer. - PTI 18:58 (IST) Search team also found 1500 pairs of shoes, designer clothes and cash inside Dera headquarters 18:53 (IST) Haryana health minister Anil Vij orders inquiry into 14 bodies taken from Dera to a Lucknow medical college Following media reports such as those by News24, which said at least 14 dead bodies were sent from the Dera headquarters to a private medical college in Lucknow, Haryana health minister Anil Vij ordered an inquiry into the same on Friday. He has asked the Director General of Health Services to conduct the investigation at the earliest. News24 reported that the no rules were followed and proper paperwork was not done. The dead bodies were taken between January 2017 and August 2017. The news channel also claimed death certificates were not issued. "If this was done, the formalities should have been completed. The reason for sending the bodies must be ascertained. Orders have been issued to examine the matter and find out facts in this case," Vij said. Reported by Sat Singh, 101Reporters 18:44 (IST) Journalists not allowed to enter Dera Sacha Sauda Journalists were stopped at the Shah Satnam Singh Chowk, about seven kilometres from the headquarters. The chowk, which separates the heart of the city from the Dera, is also under heavy security. - PTI 18:41 (IST) Have a look into Dera Sacha Sauda headquarters sprawled across 800 acres 18:35 (IST) Curfew remains in place Curfew remains in force on roads leading to the Dera headquarters. The roads are also blocked and no unauthorised person is being allowed to move towards the Dera premises. - PTI 18:33 (IST) A deserted view at the main entrance to the Dera Sacha Sauda headquarters in Sirsa ahead of the search operations Image courtesy: PTI 18:25 (IST) Here are some pictures taken earlier on 6 September from inside the Dera headquarters in Sirsa ​ 18:22 (IST) Lexus car found inside Dera headquarters brought to Sirsa police station 18:13 (IST) Search operations being videographed by retired judge AKS Pawar The process, which began around 8 am, is being videographed and monitored by retired District and Sessions Judge AKS Pawar, who was appointed as a Court Commissioner by the Punjab and Haryana High Court on Tuesday to oversee the exercise. - PTI 18:10 (IST) Rooms sealed, hard disks, unlabelled medicines recovered In a mammoth search operation being carried out by security forces and district authorities, some rooms were also sealed and hard disk drives and unlabelled medicines recovered, Haryana's information and public relations deputy director, Satish Mehra, who has been authorised by the administration to speak to the media, said. "Some rooms have been sealed, computer hard disk drives, unregistered Lexus car, an OB van, Rs 7,000 of demonetised currency, Rs 12,000 cash and some pharma medicines without labels or a brand name are among other items which have been seized," he said. - PTI 17:54 (IST) Five people including two minors have been found inside In the ongoing search operation at Dera Sacha Sauda, five people including two minors have been found, said Satish Mishra, deputy director of Haryana public relations department. A walkie talkie was also recovered as well. 17:51 (IST) Forensic team from Roorkee has entered Dera Sacha Sauda headquarters in Sirsa 17:48 (IST) Two minors found inside Gurmeet Ram Rahim's "cave" at Dera Sacha Sauda's headquarters The search operation at the Dera headquarters have been going on for nearly eight hours now. The forensic team is combing the "cave" where two minors have now been found, reported Times Now. 17:40 (IST) Before AAI revoked Gurmeet Ram Rahim's airport access, he was VIP no. 51 Others given access to VIP lounge at airports list include attorney general, MLAs, MPs, Shankaracharya Maharaj of Shri Dwaraka Sharada Peeth 17:31 (IST) Black luxury car without number plate, 1200 new notes also found at Dera Sacha Sauda headquarters In addition to the above, some endangered animals were also found, reported India Today. 17:24 (IST) Despite being convicted, Gurmeet Ram Rahim is still hailed as "god" by his followers Kangkan Acharyya, Senior Reporter, Firstpost 17:12 (IST) Inequality in society is one of the reasons 'premis' flock to Gurmeet Ram Rahim and Dera Sacha Sauda The Dera also insisted the followers to change their surnames to 'insan'. It was seen as a rule devised to spread across the message that the 'Dera' was more respectful of humanity than any other quality. No wonder then that the Dera had a substantial following among the people from the lower rungs of the much abhorred caste hierarchy. Apart from a liberal atmosphere, the Dera also seemed to have the promise of a new social status to its followers. "A follower who successfully convinces a good number of followers from his caste or village was seen as their leader. That enhances his social status to a spiritual leader in a group of 400 to 500 people. Many came to the Dera to attain this status" he said. The leader would be the contact person between the Dera and the followers. He would pass all the messages of the Dera to its followers and would also ensure that the followers meet the guru in their time of need. Read more here. 17:11 (IST) Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh sentenced: Dera chief one of many self-styled godmen' embroiled in scandals India's self-styled "godmen" have legions of devoted followers, but several have been embroiled in scandals in recent years. Here are some of the more famous godmen: Rampal Maharaj ​ In 2014 the guru Rampal Maharaj barricaded himself into his ashram guarded by devotees armed with stones, petrol bombs and other weapons after a court issued a warrant for his arrest on a series of charges, including conspiracy to murder. It was days before police were finally able to clear the giant complex and arrest the guru, who considered himself an incarnation of a 15th-century mystic Indian poet. Six people died during the siege. Ashutosh Maharaj ​ Devotees of Ashutosh Maharaj, who died in January 2014, are preserving his body in a freezer and insist he is in a deep meditative state. The hugely wealthy founder of the multi-million dollar Divya Jyoti Jagriti Sansthan (Divine Light Awakening Mission) sect apparently died of a cardiac arrest. Read more here 16:57 (IST) A look at Deras and their famous political visitors Infographic by Network18creative Load More Sirsa: An unregistered luxury car and some banned currency notes were on Friday seized from the Dera of rape convict Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh during a sanitisation exercise which also involved forensic examination of his so-called cave where he allegedly used to sexually exploit women. A huge search operation, involving hordes of police, paramilitary and civil administration personnel, was launched at 8 am at the headquarters of Dera Sacha Sauda spread over 800 acres in Sirsa, two weeks after a CBI court convicted its head of rape and sentenced him to 20 years in jail in two rape cases. The Dera premises houses educational institutions, markets, a hospital, a stadium, recreational areas and houses. To prevent any untoward incident, curfew was imposed on the roads leading to the Dera and mobile internet services in Sirsa district have been suspended till 10 September for the operation, which will continue on Saturday. During the 12-hour exercise ordered by the high court, hard disk drives and unlabelled medicines were also recovered, said Haryana's Information and Public Relations Department Deputy Director, Satish Mehra, who has been authorised by the administration to speak to the media. Search operations continue at the Dera Sacha Sauda. PTI Search operations continue at the Dera Sacha Sauda. PTI "Some rooms have been sealed, computer hard disk drives, unregistered Lexus car, an OB van, Rs 7,000 of demonetised currency, Rs 12,000 cash and some pharma medicines without labels or a brand name, a walkie-talkie set are among other items which have been seized," Mehra told reporters. "Whatever articles are being found, the district administration has taken these in their custody and will follow the orders given by the Court Commissioner," he said. Teams of forensic experts from Karnal and Sonipat in Haryana, and from IIT Roorkee in Uttarakhand, also inspected the so-called 'gufa' (cave) at the Dera, he said. "The forensic experts were coordinating with other teams which were already inside taking part in the sanitisation and search operation," Mehra said. According to the rape victim, on whose complaint the Dera chief was convicted by a CBI court on August 25, Ram Rahim would sexually exploit women in the 'gufa', said to be the convict's residence. The woman, who had dared to complain against Ram Rahim, had alleged that she had been sexually exploited by the Dera chief after being called there. She had said that prior to her exploitation, she would see some of the girls coming out of the 'gufa' weeping. 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