2015 sacrilege case: Faridkot court orders for Ram Rahim's presence on October 29

The Faridkot court issued the production warrant against Ram Rahim seeking his custodial interrogation in case involving the thefts of a copy of Guru Granth Sahib.

Chandigarh: A court in Punjab's Faridkot on Monday ordered the production of Dera Sacha Sauda chief Gurmeet Ram Rahim, serving a life term in a Rohtak jail in Haryana, before it on October 29.

The Faridkot court issued the production warrant against Ram Rahim on a plea by the Punjab Police Special Investigation Team, seeking his custodial interrogation in a 2015 sacrilege case, involving the thefts of a copy of Guru Granth Sahib.

Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh is currently lodged in Rohtak's Sunaria jail since his conviction in 2017 for raping two disciples. The SIT led by Inspector General SPS Parmar investigating the 2015 sacrilege cases, moved the court for the production warrant on Monday, said police sources.