A journalist's account of investigating Gurmeet Ram Rahim and his
empire of exploitation How did a nondescript young man from a
farming family become the head of a quasi-religious sect with a
million followers willing to die and kill for their 'Pitaji'? The
story of the rise of Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh Insan of the wildly
popular Dera Sacha Sauda is anything but ordinary. It allegedly
involved sexual exploitation, forced castrations, private militias,
illegal trade in arms and opium, and land grab on an untold
scale-until the self-styled godman was convicted for one of his
many crimes in August 2017. The book opens with an anonymous letter
which led to the first-ever journalistic investigation, in
2007-Tehelka's Operation Jhootha Sauda-into the reported criminal
activities at the Dera. In the years that followed, the author
continued to document the lonely battles for justice against the
influential godman who had the might of the Dera's machinery and
manpower behind him. This book is as much about the grit and
determination of ordinary citizens fighting power systems as it is
about the difficulty of investigating crimes committed by the rich
and powerful in India today.
General
Imprint: |
Penguin
|
Country of origin: |
India |
Release date: |
April 2018 |
Authors: |
Anurag Tripathi
|
Format: |
Paperback
|
Pages: |
216 |
ISBN-13: |
978-0-14-344240-0 |
Categories: |
Books
|
LSN: |
0-14-344240-6 |
Barcode: |
9780143442400 |
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