Dera Sacha Sauda chief Gurmeet Ram Rahim Insan’s adopted daughter Honeypreet was on Thursday produced before a court in Panchkula in connection with the violence that followed the conviction of Ram Rahim in a rape case on August 25.
Honeypreet was given a copy of the chargesheet against her. The Panchkula District Court has fixed December 11 for the next hearing of the case
Honeypreet has been charged for inciting violence in Panchkula after the verdict against Ram Rahim. She has also been charged with sedition.
Ram Rahim has been sentenced to 20 years of prison in the case.
The 1200-page chargesheet was filed in a CBI court by a Special Investigation Team of Haryana Police. The SIT took Honeypreet to various locations in Haryana to establish evidence of her involvement in the violence.
Others named in the chargesheet were also produced before the court along with Honeypreet, who is currently lodged in Ambala jail.
Honeypreet, whose real name is Priyanka Taneja, was arrested on October 3 after remaining fugitive for 38 days after the August 25 violence.
She has been lodged in the Central Jail, Ambala, since October 23 and previous hearings were held through video conferencing.
Gurmeet Ram Rahim’s conviction had led to violence in Panchkula and Sirsa in Haryana, leaving 41 people dead and over 260 injured. Isolated incidents of violence were also reported from Delhi and several places in Punjab.