Dera chief ram rahim's 'daughter' honeypreet arrested by haryana police

Dera chief Ram Rahim's 'daughter' Honeypreet arrested by Haryana Police

Dera chief Ram Rahim's 'daughter' Honeypreet arrested by Haryana Police on Business Standard. Jailed Dera Sacha Sauda chief Gurmeet Ram Rahim's "adopted" daughter Honeypreet Insan, arrested by Haryana Police from Zirakpur-Patiala road in Punjab.

Honeypreet slipped into depression after Ram Rahim's conviction.

Latest News After a month-long search for jailed Dera Sacha Sauda chief Gurmeet Ram Rahim's "adopted" daughter Honeypreet Insan, Haryana Police on Tuesday arrested her.

Honeypreet, along with another woman, was arrested by the Haryana Police from the Zirakpur-Patiala road in Punjab, said Panchkula Police Commissioner A S Chawla.

Honeypreet tops the list of 43 people 'wanted' by the Haryana Police in connection with the incidents of violence that left 41 people dead and several injured following Gurmeet Ram Rahim's conviction in rape cases.

Talking to media persons at Panchkula, Chawla said, "She has been taken into custody by SIT incharge (Mukesh Kumar) from Zirakpur-Patiala road in Punjab. She is being brought to Panchkula for questioning in connection with the incidents of violence".

"Her role in the violence (after Ram Rahim's conviction on August 25) will be probed...who provided her shelter or support during her run from police will also be produced. She will be produced before a court (in Panchkula) tomorrow and we will seek her police remand," Chawla said.

Chawla also said that another woman who was accompanying her was also taken into custody.

He said Punjab Police has been informed about the arrest.

Honeypreet's arrest came hours after she appeared on two private TV channels.

While speaking to a Hindi news channel, Honeypreet said that false news was being spread about her relationship with her adopted father and described the bond she shared with the Dera chief as "pious".

"I am scared, I cannot believe that people are saying such foul things about me.

I am depressed. My father is innocent and so am I. I am sure that one day the real truth will come out in the open. I will urge people not to believe in these hoax reports. Nothing which is being assumed about me and my father is true," she told the news channel.

Honeypreet added that she had slipped into depression post the conviction of Gurmeet Ram Rahim and that it took her a while to muster courage and come out in the open to air her views. She also criticised reports of her inciting riots in Sirsa and in other parts of Haryana and Punjab.

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