Honeypreet Insan to be produced before Panchkula court

Wednesday 25th October 2017 06:44 EDT
 
 

PANCHKULA: Dera Sacha Sauda chief Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh's adopted daughter Honeypreet Insan will soon be produced before a court. The Panchkula District Court had sent her and accomplice Sukhdeep Kaur to judicial custody on October 13. She is currently lodged in Ambala Central Jail.

Real name Priyanka Taneja, the police had sought remand for Honeypreet saying she was the closest aide of the rapist sect chief, and was away of many things about the activities of the sect and its role in the violence in Panchkula and other places after Gurmeet's conviction. Both, Honeypreet and Kaur were questioned by the Haryana Police in connection with the violence on August 25. The former has confessed to her role in the devastating event that killed 41 people in Panchkula and Sirsa. The Special Investigation Team interrogating her said she has admitted to have prepared a guide map of Panchkula, where violence was orchestrated by Dera followers the day Gurmeet was convicted.

The SIT told a court that during her six-day interrogation, she admitted to preparing a blueprint of August 25 violence. She also directed her close aides to upload anti-India videos on social media platforms. In one of the videos, she can be seen inciting Dera followers with slogans calling for the country's destruction if the chief is jailed. The SIT said Honeypreet's phone contains vital clues about the videos but it is yet to be recovered. Wife of Gurmeet's driver, Kaur told the police that the mobile was either hidden in Tarn Taran, a village in Punjab, or in Bijnore, Uttar Pradesh.


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