Haryana Police has arrested Govind, a member of the state body of the Dera Sacha Sauda, Sirsa, for allegedly inciting violence on August 25 in Panchkula after sect chief Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh was convicted in rape case.
Govind, a senior member of the Dera Sacha Sauda, was present at the Hafed Chowk, the epicentre of the violence in Panchkula on August 25, the police said, adding that he has been accused of inciting violence.
We have arrested Govind from Zirakpur, said Panchkula Police Commissioner, A S Chawla.
Chawla added that the police is still looking for two key Dera Sacha Sauda functionaries, dera chief's adopted daughter Honeypreet Insan and dera spokesperson Aditya Insan.
“We are at the job and hopeful of nabbing them soon,” he said.
The police had on September 1 issued a lookout notice for Honeypreet and Aditya, fearing that they could flee the country.
Chawla said that police need to question Honeypreet regarding the disclosures made by Surinder Dhiman and some other arrested accused.
Haryana Police had earlier sent a team to lakhimpur Kheri in Uttar Pradesh bordering Nepal in search of Honeypreet, a close confidante of the self-styled godman Ram Rahim who is serving a 20-year-old jail term for raping two disciples.
Honeypreet had accompanied Ram Rahim when he was brought to the special court in Panchkula for the pronouncement of the verdict in the 15-year-old rape cases.
She also travelled with him in a chopper which ferried them to Rohtak from Panchkula after the conviction.
Honeypreet acted in the film 'MSG 2 - The Messenger' and had a cameo role in 'MSG - The Warrior lion Heart', in which the Dera chief played the lead roles.
Earlier, Dera Sacha Sauda management too had appealed to the two to cooperate with the police.
Sirsa-headquartered Dera chairperson Vipassana Insan had said that Honeypreet and Dera spokesperson Aditya Insan should help the investigations. She had also claimed that the Dera had no contact with them.