The Haryana government on Thursday dismissed five police personnel, who were deployed in the security detail of Dera Sacha Sauda chief Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh, for allegedly stopping security personnel from taking the self-styled godman in custody after his conviction by a CBI court on August 25. The five, who were arrested on August 25 evening, have been identified as sub-inspector (SI) Krishan Dass, head constables Ram Singh, Vijay Singh and Ajay and constable Balwan Singh. They were part of the inner security cordon of the dera head, who had Z-plus security. The security cover of the dera head now stands withdrawn after his conviction and sentencing for 20 years in rape cases. On Wednesday, they were produced in a court which sent them to seven-day police remand.

Source: Hindustan Times September 01, 2017 10:30 UTC