Panchkula: The SIT on Sunday arrested a key functionary of the Dera Sacha Sauda, Pradeep Goyal Insan, from Udaipur in Rajasthan.

He was close to Dera chief Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh and Honeypreet. Sources revealed that he told SIT that Honeypreet had already fled to Nepal.

The SIT also arrested Prakash, alias Vicky, brother-in-law of dera spokesperson Aditya Insan, from Mohali.

He is accused of inciting violence on August 25 in Panchkula, after the dera chief’s conviction, reports The Tribune.

Ambala residents Pankaj and Sushil were arrested by police in relation to the dera violence. They were identified from the videos of the violence.                       

Aditya Insan’s brother-in-law Prakash and Pinjore resident Vijay Kumar Sharma sent to five days police remand.

The dera chief was sentenced to 20 years imprisonment for raping two ‘sadhvis’ (female followers) by a special CBI court in Panchkula on August 25.

The Panchkula police have issued lookout notices against the two key accused — Honeypreet, adopted daughter of the dera chief, and Aditya Insan, spokesperson, Dera Sacha Sauda, Sirsa.

The Panchkula police had arrested Dera Sacha Sauda chief’s top aide and spokesperson Dilawar Insan, who was arrested from Sonepat, on September 15.

He was sent to seven-day police remand. The police submitted before the court that they wanted to know the whereabouts of absconding Honeypreet and Aditya Insan.

Meanwhile, the police also produced Dera’s state body member Gobind Insan, before the court, after the completion of his police remand. The court today extended Gobind’s remand for two more days.