Panchkula: Gurmeet Ram Rahim’s adopted daughter Honeypreet Insan, has finally confessed that she had incited the violence in Panchkula on August 25 that killed over 40 people.
Honeypreet’s police remand was extended by three days till October 13 by a court on Tuesday. The police had sought a nine day remand for Honeypreet but the court, after hearing the arguments, sent her to a three-day police custody.
Earlier, she was remanded to six days in police custody on October 4 during which she was taken to Bathinda by the Haryana Police team. She was reportedly hiding in Bathinda to evade arrest.
Sources said she has confessed to the Special Investigation Team (SIT) of Haryana Police about her role in the Panchkula violence. Honeypreet revealed that she prepared guide maps of the area.
On Tuesday, Honeypreet’s police remand was extended till October 13.
Immediately after her arrest on October 3, the accused second-in-command of the Dera Sacha Sauda ranks denied charges of rioting and sedition that Haryana Police had filed against her.
Earlier, Honeypreet had claimed in a television interview that she had no knowledge of any planning or fund allocations made to cause violence in Panchkula.
However, five Dera supporters in police custody claimed that Honeypreet had masterminded and funded the Panchkula violence. Dan Singh, one of these five men further revealed that Honeypreet had called for a meeting at the Sirsa headquarters on August 17, to plan for the CBI court hearing against Gurmeet Ram Rahim.
According to police, Singh had also alleged that she sanctioned Rs 1.25 crore to be moved to Panchkula ahead of the hearing.
Haryana Police arrested Honeypreet along with an accomplice from a highway near Bhatinda. She had been absconding for over a month since the violence at Panchkula after Dera chief Gurmeet Ram Rahim was convicted of rape. Police had even issued a lookout notice against her and raided several locations in different states.
