Verdict in Chhatrapati murder case on Jan 11

Tribune News Service
Panchkula, January 2

The Special CBI Court will deliver its judgment in journalist Ramchandra Chhatrapati murder case on January 11. Dera Sacha Sauda chief Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh is the main accused in the case.

Special CBI Judge Jagdeep Singh, in his order on Wednesday, said HPS Verma and SS Yadav, DLA-cum-special public prosecutor, had addressed arguments in rebuttal and accordingly, arguments of both sides heard and stood concluded.

He said the case would come up on January 11 and all accused — Nirmal Singh, Kuldeep Singh and Krishan Lal, presently out on bail, were directed to be present on that date. He directed the Superintendent of district jail at Sunaria in Rohtak to ensure the presence of Ram Rahim in court.

Chhatrapati was shot at in October 2002 in Sirsa after the newspaper owned by him, ‘Poora Sach’, published an anonymous letter narrating how women were being sexually exploited by the sect head at the dera headquarters.

He later succumbed to injuries in the hospital and the case was registered in 2003. The case was later handed over to the CBI in 2006.

Was killed in 2002 

Chhatrapati was shot at in October 2002 in Sirsa after the newspaper owned by him, ‘Poora Sach’, published an anonymous letter narrating how women were being sexually exploited by the sect head at the dera headquarters. He later succumbed to injuries in the hospital.