INVC NEWS
New Delhi,
The CBI Court, Panchkula (Haryana) has today held accused Shri Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh, Head of Dera Sacha Sauda, Sirsa and 04 others, namely Shri Krishan Lal, Shri Sabdil Singh, Shri Jasbir Singh & Shri Avtar Singh, guilty in the murder of Shri Ranjit Singh resident of Village Khanpur Kolian(Kurukshetra).
CBI had registered the said case on the orders dated 10.11.2003 passed by the Hon’ble High Court of Punjab & Haryana passed in Crl. Misc. Nos. 26994-M of 2002, 7931-M of 2003 & 24874-M of 2003 and taken over the investigation of the case earlier registered vide FIR No. 312/2002 at Police Station Sadar, Thanesar (Kurukshetra). It was alleged that Shri Ranjit Singh resident of Village Khanpur Kolian (Kurukshetra) was murdered on 10.7.2002 when he was working in his fields at village Khanpur Kolian, District Kurukshetra(Haryana).
After thorough investigation, CBI filed a charge-sheet on 30.07.2007 against 6 accused and charges were framed on 12.12.2008. During the pendency of trial, one accused expired on 08.10.2020 and trial proceedings were abated against him.
Quantum of sentence will be pronounced on 12.10.2021.
