Chandigarh,
\nConvicted of rape and criminal intimidation on two counts, Dera chief Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh continued to get VIP treatment from Haryana\u2019s Manohar Lal Khattar government, in prison.<\/p>\n
The Dera Sacha Sauda chief, according to police sources, was provided with an air-conditioned room in the prison near Rohtak town, around 70 km from Delhi.<\/p>\n
\u201cFrom arranging a special helicopter to providing an air-conditioned room and helping in using facilities meant for police officers, the Khattar government is extending all help to the lawfully disgraced Dera chief even after his conviction in such a serious crime as rape. This is appalling,\u201d a police source, who saw some of these things happen on Friday and Saturday, told IANS.<\/p>\n
A woman, Honeypreet, whom the Dera website describes as his daughter (not real daughter), was allowed to accompany him along with bags and suitcases when Ram Rahim, after being taken in custody was flown in a specially arranged helicopter from the police lines complex in Panchkula.<\/p>\n
Even after being taken in custody, the Dera chief was shown full respect by a section of officers instead of being treated like a convicted criminal.<\/p>\n
\u201cA couple of senior officers, who tried to take the Dera chief to task and treat him like any other criminal after his conviction were physically assaulted by his (sect chief\u2019s) security.<\/p>\n
\u201cOne senior officer was slapped and other one was pushed in the presence of other top officers. Haryana Police had to detain his security for some time to take him in its custody following the conviction,\u201d the police officer said.<\/p>\n
The sect chief had openly announced support for the BJP in the 2014 elections. Millions of his followers in the region voted as per his diktat. He even went to cast his own vote.<\/p>\n
The BJP, for the first time, came to power in Haryana on its own in the October 2014 assembly elections.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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