Dera head case judgment deferred to May 28

A Karnal court has again deferred to May 28 the judgment in the four-year-old case in which an attempt was made to on the life of Sirsa-based Dera Sacha Sauda head Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh.

A Karnal court has again deferred to May 28 the judgment in the four-year-old case in which an attempt was made to on the life of Sirsa-based Dera Sacha Sauda head Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh.

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Earlier, the judgment was expected on April 28 but was deferred to May 12.

Alleged Khalistan Liberation Force (KLF) activist Bakhshish Singh is among eight persons, including a woman, who are accused in the case.

Meanwhile, aprehending law and order trouble after the judgment, the district authorities had deployed a posse of police around the district court complex on Saturday.

Policemen had also surrounded the mini secretariat and maintained a strict vigil on those moving around the campus.
The controversial head of the Sirsa-based dera had escaped unhurt after his convoy was targeted with a powerful blast on the GT Road near Nilokheri on February 2, 2008.
The incident had led violence in various parts of Haryana.