New Delhi, August 26: After all, who was the middle-aged gentleman who was seen in a video grab to be carrying the flashy orange coloured suitcase of Baba Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh after he was pronounced guilty by the special CBI court in Panchkula on Friday.
Haryana Deputy Advocate General Gurdass Singh Salwara was on Saturday evening sacked from his position after a video showing him assist the Dera chief Gurmeet Ram Rahim in carrying his luggage surfaced.
Haryana A-G Baldev Mahajan confirmed that the deputy A-G had been sacked, adding that he had recommended the termination on seeing the video. A woman, Honeypreet, said to be the Dera Sacha Sauda chief’s adopted daughter, was also allowed to accompany him, along with bags and suitcases.
The Deputy Advocate General was accompanying the self-styled godman, claiming to be his relative. Salwara could be seen holding Gurmeet Ram Rahim’s red trolley bag in the video, which led to his sacking. The Advocate General said that Salsara was in his uniform when he picked the bag. “Had he been in plainclothes, it wouldn’t have amounted to impropriety,” he said.