Rakab Ganj Gurdwara employee held for rape, Sarna seeks action against GK

NEW DELHI: The police have arrested a senior employee of Delhi’s Rakab Ganj Gurdwara, who is said to be close to an of fice- bearer of the Delhi Sikh Gurdwara Management

NEW DELHI: The police have arrested a senior employee of Delhi’s Rakab Ganj Gurdwara, who is said to be close to an of fice- bearer of the Delhi Sikh Gurdwara Management Committee, for allegedly raping a 40-year-old woman on the pretext of providing her a job in the media.

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Shiromani Akali Dal (Delhi) president and former DSGMC chief Paramjit Singh Sarna on Saturday termed the alleged rape an example of the revival of “mahant control” over Sikh religious institutions. He has demanded action against the accused, Bhupinder Singh, and his “boss” - - DSGMC adviser Kulmohan Singh --as well as DSGMC’s president Manjit Singh GK.

Bhupinder Singh was arrested by the Delhi Police on August 29.

He was presented before a magistrate here on August 30 and remanded in judicial custody till September 13.

The complainant has demanded “strict action” against Singh, said a close associate of the woman.

The complainant said Singh was an employee at the Rakab Ganj Sahib Gurdwara and had taken Rs 2-3 lakh from the complainant on the pretext of providing her a job.

The woman told the police that she knew Singh for the past two years. Singh did not return the amount or provide her a job, she alleged.

On August 28, Singh called the woman to an of fice in Bharat Nagar, Paharganj, and raped her, the woman said in her complaint.