05-20-2007, 07:49 PM
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Sunday May 20, 01:12 PM
New Delhi: The Punjab Police on Sunday filed a case against Baba Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh, chief of the Dera Sacha Sauda sect, for allegedly hurting the religious sentiments of Sikhs.
Gurmeet, who lives in his headquarters in Sirsa, Haryana, has been charged under Section 295-A of the Indian Penal Code which relates to deliberate malicious act intended to outrage the religious feelings of any class by insulting its religion or its religious belief, said a police spokesperson.
The Sikh clergy has asked the Punjab government to take action against Gurmeet and the sect for publishing an ad on May 13 which showed him dressed as Sikh Guru Gobind Singh.
The Dera on Saturday evening âregrettedâ the ad and the violence it had caused but stopped short of an apology, which is what top Sikh clergy have demanded from the sect.
The head priests of five Sikh Takhts are currently meeting in Amritsar to decide if the Deraâs expression of regret is enough to call off their ultimatum to the government. They want Dera supporters ostracised and a police case against Gurmeet.
The case has been registered at Kotwali police station in Bhatinda on a complaint filed by Rajinder Singh Sidhu, president of Khalsa Dewan and Guru Singh Sabha.
Inspector General of Police (Patiala) N K Tiwari, who also holds additional charge of Bhatinda zone, would probe the complaint.
Avtar Singh Makkar, president of the Shiromani Gurdwara Prabandhak Committee, told CNN-IBN that Gurmeet must apologise. âRegret is expressed when one does something unintentionally but for this act Gurmeet Ram Raheem Singh has to apologise,â said Makkar.
One person died and over 100 were injured in clashes between Dera supporters and Sikhs following the ad.
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<!--QuoteBegin-->QUOTE<!--QuoteEBegin--><b>Punjab files case against Dera chief</b>
Enlarge PhotoBy IBNlive.com
Sunday May 20, 01:12 PM
New Delhi: The Punjab Police on Sunday filed a case against Baba Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh, chief of the Dera Sacha Sauda sect, for allegedly hurting the religious sentiments of Sikhs.
Gurmeet, who lives in his headquarters in Sirsa, Haryana, has been charged under Section 295-A of the Indian Penal Code which relates to deliberate malicious act intended to outrage the religious feelings of any class by insulting its religion or its religious belief, said a police spokesperson.
The Sikh clergy has asked the Punjab government to take action against Gurmeet and the sect for publishing an ad on May 13 which showed him dressed as Sikh Guru Gobind Singh.
The Dera on Saturday evening âregrettedâ the ad and the violence it had caused but stopped short of an apology, which is what top Sikh clergy have demanded from the sect.
The head priests of five Sikh Takhts are currently meeting in Amritsar to decide if the Deraâs expression of regret is enough to call off their ultimatum to the government. They want Dera supporters ostracised and a police case against Gurmeet.
The case has been registered at Kotwali police station in Bhatinda on a complaint filed by Rajinder Singh Sidhu, president of Khalsa Dewan and Guru Singh Sabha.
Inspector General of Police (Patiala) N K Tiwari, who also holds additional charge of Bhatinda zone, would probe the complaint.
Avtar Singh Makkar, president of the Shiromani Gurdwara Prabandhak Committee, told CNN-IBN that Gurmeet must apologise. âRegret is expressed when one does something unintentionally but for this act Gurmeet Ram Raheem Singh has to apologise,â said Makkar.
One person died and over 100 were injured in clashes between Dera supporters and Sikhs following the ad.
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