Dera Sacha Sauda chief Gurmeet Ram Rahim's close aide Honeypreet granted bail by Panchkula court
The adopted daughter of Dera Sacha Sauda chief Gurmeet Ram Rahim, Honeypreet Insan has been granted bail in a case related to violence in Haryana’s Panchkula in 2017.
Earlier, a local court in Panchkula dropped sedition charges against Honeypreet and 35 others.
Honeypreet, Aditya Insan and Pawan Insan were booked on charges of sedition, inciting violence and being involved in a conspirancy to help Ram Rahim flee after his conviction by a CBI court on 25th August 2017.
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Haryana: Dera Sacha Sauda Chief Gurmeet Ram Rahim's close aide Honeypreet, accused of inciting violence in Panchkula in 2017, granted bail by a Panchkula Court, today. She had moved her plea on Wednesday, 4 days after court dropped sedition charges against her.(File Pic) pic.twitter.com/nTICPMTw5I
— ANI (@ANI) November 6, 2019
Ram Rahim has been sentenced to 20 years in prison with a fine of over Rs 30 lakh.
His conviction led to violence in Panchkula and Sirsa in Haryana that left 38 people dead and several injured.
First published: 6 November 2019, 17:21 IST