Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh was jailed for 20 years in two rape cases +fire cracker factory has been found inside the Dera premises +SIRSA: A tunnel and a passageway connecting Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh 's quarters to the hostel of his female disciples were on Saturday found by the security agencies during the second day of a massive sanitisation exercise inside the headquarters of his sect.An illegal fire cracker factory and chemicals were also found during the search of the premises of the dera , whose chieflast month.From the 'gufa' where the Dera head used to stay, a passageway was found which opens to 'Sadhvi Niwas', (where his female disciples were kept), according to state Information and Public Relations Department Deputy Director, Satish Mehra, who has been authorised by the administration to speak to the media. "A fibre tunnel too has been located during the search of the dera," he said.The fibre tunnel is filled with mud, he said. "The derawas is connected to Sadhvi Niwas," he said. No unauthorised person was being allowed to go inside the dera premises. However, life remained normal in Sirsa city.A large number of vehicles including police buses and paramilitary vehicles, Quick Reaction Team vehicles, bomb disposal squad and anti-sabotage team vehicles, carrying cops and paramilitary personnel made their way inside the dera premises this morning, officials said.Vehicles of the district administration carrying officials drawn from various government departments also made their way inside the dera premises.Besides, some fire tenders, heavy earth moving machines and tractors have also been pressed into service for the sanitisation exercise.A number of dera followers who had parted ways with the sect head, have reportedly told the media earlier that except for the dera chief and his close aides, nobody was allowed to enter the 'Gufa' or private residence.The dera, spread over nearly 800 acres, has been divided into ten zones for the purpose of sanitisation and searches, with each zone under the control of a senior officer.The dera chief, who featured in a few films directed and co-produced by himself, also has some shops in the complex where consumer products launched two years ago under " MSG " brand are sold.

Source: Times of India September 09, 2017 10:41 UTC