Honeypreet Insan: India rapist guru's adopted daughter arrested after 38 days
Police in India have arrested Honeypreet Insan, the adopted daughter of controversial guru Ram Rahim Singh.
Honeypreet Insan was among those accused of inciting
violence in which 38 people were killed in Panchkula in Haryana state where the
guru was convicted of rape in
August.
Police say she had been on the
run ever since Singh's arrest.
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Hours before her arrest, she told
a TV channel that she was "devastated" by allegations she had incited
violence.
"Was I present with the
arsonists? How are they levelling such allegations," she asked.
Honeypreet Insan, whose real name
is Priyanka Taneja, denied reports that she had ever left the country or that
her adopted father had sexually abused her.
She said her "Papa" -
Singh - was innocent and that his conviction for rape had left her
"depressed".
A senior police official in
Haryana told reporters on Tuesday afternoon that Honeypreet Insan, 36, had been
arrested and would be produced in court on Wednesday.
Guru Ram Rahim Singh was
sentenced to 20 years in prison after being convicted of raping two female
followers between 1999 and 2002.
A lawyer for the victims said
"40-50 women" had come forward with allegations of rape and they
would be seeking further investigation in the case.
Apart from the rape charges against him, Ram Rahim
Singh denies charges of murder in
two cases which are still being heard in court.
Who is Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh?
Controversial
leader of the Dera Sacha Sauda sect, which claims to have 60 million followers
around the world
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Took over the sect - which
describes itself as "a non-profit social welfare and spiritual
organisation" - when he was 23
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Performs at rock concerts, acts
in films and even has his own line of food products
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Known as "rockstar
baba" and "guru of bling" because of his shiny, colourful
clothes
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Has been accused of mocking Sikh
and Hindu figures
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Has been investigated for murder
and rape, charges he denies
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Has been accused of forcing
followers to undergo castration to "get closer to god"
Original Source of Article : BBC NEWS
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