Haryana DSP who allowed visitors to meet Dera chief during AIIMS visit suspended

Rohtak: Haryana police on Monday suspended Meham deputy superintendent of police for allegedly providing unauthorized access to visitors while ferrying convicted Dera Sacha Sauda chief Gurmeet Ram Rahim to AIIMS-Delhi from Rohtak’s Sunaria jail for medical examination in July.
The matter of security lapse by DSP Shamsher Dahiya on July 13 was reported to district senior police officers when other cops observed the unscheduled stop made by Ram Rahim’s vehicle and four persons, including women, boarding it.
Rape and murder convict Ram Rahim, who is serving a 20-year sentence, was taken for medical examination to AIIMS-Delhi based on the recommendation of a doctor at PGIMS Rohtak.
After receiving the complaint of the lapse, senior district police officers had demanded departmental action against the erring DSP, who was overall in-charge of Ram Rahim’s security.
Jail Minister Ranjeet Chautala said an inquiry was ordered to find out exact details of the incident
In the suspension order, Haryana additional chief secretary Rajeev Arora said: “The Governor of Haryana is pleased to place the services of Shamsher Singh, HPS, DSP/Meham under suspension with immediate effect…During suspension his headquarter will be in the office of DGP Haryana, Panchkula and he will not leave the station without the prior permission of the competent authority.”