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Haryana issues lookout notice against Dera chief aides

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Chandigarh, Sep 1 (IANS) The Haryana Police have issued ‘lookout notice’ against two close aides of Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh, the Dera Sacha Sauda chief convicted of rape, including a woman, police sources said on Friday.

The lookout notice has been issued against Ram Rahim’s adopted daughter Honeypreet Kaur and Dera spokesman Aditya Insaan.

Police sources said raids were being conducted to arrest the two aides. The police issued the notice to prevent them from fleeing the country.

Kaur had accompanied the disgraced chief till the CBI special court in Panchkula on August 25, when he was convicted on two counts of rape.

Kaur had also accompanied Ram Rahim in the government helicopter from Panchkula to Rohtak after his conviction when he was being shifted to the prison near Rohtak.

She has not been seen after she left Rohtak on August 25 evening.

While Aditya Insaan was booked with four other Dera functionaries for sedition and inciting violence, Kaur has been named in the case related to a conspiracy to help the sect chief to escape from the court premises after his conviction.

Haryana’s Inspector General K.K. Rao confirmed to the media that a plot had been hatched by top functionaries of the sect to help Ram Rahim escape from the court complex in Panchkula on August 25 if he was convicted for rape.

However, the swift action of some Haryana Police officers and paramilitary forces inside the court premises prevented the escape.

Police sources said the plan was to make the sect chief reach the place where thousands of his followers had assembled in Panchkula, about one km from the court complex.

Had the self-styled godman succeeded in hiding behind his followers, it would have been very difficult for the security forces to arrest him without bloodshed, the sources said.

The Haryana Police had, last week, arrested five of its own commandos, who were in the Z-plus security cover of the sect chief, and two private securitymen.

All were accused and booked for sedition and involvement in the conspiracy to help the sect chief escape.

All the five Haryana Police commandos have been dismissed from service for their involvement in the conspiracy. They were in the security of Ram Rahim for a number of years.

Kaur, who is in her mid-30s is considered closest to Ram Rahim, and has been his heroine in the five films that he has directed, produced and acted in, in the last two-three years.

Though both (Ram Rahim and Honeypreet) call themselves ‘father-daughter’, her former husband had accused both of having an illicit relationship.

Aditya Insaan, a former eye specialist from the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), has been the Dera spokesman for a number of years. Considered close to Ram Rahim, he has also gone underground since August 25.

The Haryana Police on Thursday arrested another aide of Ram Rahim, Surender Dhiman, for sedition and inciting violence.

Dhiman, a Dera functionary and journalist with its newspaper ‘Sach Kahoon’, surrendered before the police in Panchkula. He was taken into custody and presented before a local court which sent him on a seven-day police remand.

Dhiman, along with Aditya Insaan, was among the five people booked by the Haryana Police here last week for inciting violence.

A journalist had complained to the police that he saw the Dera functionaries inciting followers of the sect after the court convicted Ram Rahim of the rape of two female followers in 1999.

At least 38 people died and 264 were injured in large-scale violence by the Dera supporters after the August 25 verdict holding him guilty.

Ram Rahim was handed a 20-year jail sentence on August 28.

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Foodman Vishal Singh Honored for Hunger Free World Mission in Bangkok

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Lucknow: Vishal Singh, a renowned social worker from Lucknow, also known as Foodman, has once again made India proud. He was honored by the Happy Hands Gloves Cooperative Limited Company in Korathai, Thailand, for his work with the Hunger Free World Mission.

The Hunger Free World Mission’s meeting was held in Korathai, Thailand, under Vishal Singh’s leadership. Representatives from several countries, including Mr. Raja Dwivedi (Managing Director of Happy Hands Gloves Limited), Thailand Coordinator Mr. Raja Mishra, and member Mr. Varun Singh, attended the event.

Under Vishal Singh’s leadership, the attendees took a pledge to work together toward creating a hunger-free world.

Speaking on the occasion, Vishal Singh explained that the main goal of the Hunger Free World Mission is social participation. He said the mission is not just about feeding people but also about meeting other basic needs of those who are struggling. The mission focuses on helping families of terminally ill patients in hospitals by providing food and shelter. It also works to fulfill essential needs like education, jobs, and care for the elderly.

For the last 16 years, the Vijay Sri Foundation has been providing free services, benefiting thousands of people. Vishal Singh highlighted that the mission aims to gain global recognition like other organizations such as WHO, WWF, and Red Cross, which work for social causes.

During this meeting, Vishal Singh was appointed as the Chairman of the Hunger Free World Mission by representatives from various countries. They also discussed holding regular meetings in different countries to push the mission forward.

Business tycoon Dr. Abhishek Verma has also supported this humanitarian mission, vowing to promote the idea of “Seva Parmo Dharma” (Service is the highest duty) worldwide. Vishal Singh praised him, stating that people like Dr .Abhishek Verma inspire others to work for the betterment of society.

Recently, Romania’s Ambassador, Mr . Daniela Sezonov Ţane, invited Vishal Singh to the Romanian Embassy in Delhi, where they discussed the mission in detail. Impressed by his humanitarian work, she honored Vishal Singh and invited him to Romania to take the mission forward .

Food man Vishal Singh has been serving the people of India for the past 16 years. Through the Vijay Sri Foundation, he provides free meals to cancer patients & their families ,shelter, and education for women & children along with running free old-age homes in Lucknow.

In addition to his humanitarian work, Vishal Singh also addresses issues like crime and corruption through his role as Chairman of Seva Path Media and Managing Director of Vijay Sri Foundation.

During the COVID-19 pandemic, Vishal Singh and his team worked tirelessly to provide food and help to the needy, including starving children, elderly citizens, and pregnant women. Despite contracting the virus himself, he continued to assist others after his recovery. He even created a life-saving oxygen regulator using household items, which was praised by doctors both in India and abroad.

In his address at the meeting, Vishal Singh spoke about his mission to create a hunger-free world. He pointed out that India’s large population, along with issues like unemployment and poverty, has caused the country to fall on the Hunger Index. He urged people to contribute just one handful of grains daily to help create a hunger-free world.

He concluded by saying that through social participation, we can empower the people around us, meet their basic needs, and work together to build a stronger, more prosperous, and developed society.

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