The CBI investigation into two rape cases against Dera Sacha Sauda Sauda chief Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh has revealed that a number of other sadhvis were subjected to similar sexual exploitation at the dera. Most of these victims left the dera without any word.
The investigation, according to the judgment, a copy of which is with The Indian Express, has stated that Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh sexually exploited these women at his ‘gufa‘ or cave in the dera where they were put on sentry duty. Also, rape was termed “maafi” (forgiveness) at the dera, the two sadhvis who filed the rape cases against the Dera chief, in which he has been convicted and sentenced to 20 years in jail, told the CBI.
For their part, Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh’s counsel gave several contentions before the court to prove his innocence. One of their pleas was that the Dera chief was “impotent” and “not medically and physically fit to have sex with anyone”.
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