CBI court rejects plea to transfer Ranjit murder case against Dera chief

Tribune News Service
Chandigarh, December 10

A special CBI court in Panchkula on Tuesday rejected an application to transfer the Ranjit Singh murder case against Dera Sacha Sauda chief Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh and others.

Krishan Lal, a co-accused in the case, had moved the application saying the Special CBI judge had already convicted the Dera chief and others in two other cases based on similar evidence, and was likely to hold the same view in this case. 

The case has now been adjourned to December 14.

Ranjit had reportedly developed differences with the Sirsa dera head after the allegations of rape of sadhvis surfaced. He was shot dead near his fields in Khanpur Kolian village of Kurukshetra district on July 10, 2002.