Ram Rahim's aides may confirm mass castration in Dera Sacha Sauda

After arresting the chief legal adviser and the personal assistant of 'rape guru' Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh, police have found that their testicles have been removed. This discovery could substantiate the allegation that Ram Rahim forced several hundreds of his male followers to undergo castration, reports Hindustan Times. Lawyer Daan Singh and Rakesh Kumar were arrested in September over a riot carried out by the followers of Ram Rahim’s cult Dera Sacha Sauda after the self-styled “godman” on August 28 was sentenced to a total of 20 years in prison for raping two of his devotees. A police officer in Panchkula, Haryana said they found out about the condition of the two arrestees during primary investigation. Later they asked for medical examination of the two from the local government hospital. A team of medical experts has been assigned to find out whether there was a natural explanation for the missing testicles. The medical tests are scheduled for Monday. A former Dera Sacha Sauda member in 2012 had alleged that at least 400 men were castrated after being drugged inside the sect’s Sirsa campus. Ram Rahim would apparently tell his followers that the procedure would get them “closer to god”, said the Hindustan Times report. Daan Singh’s advocate Navkiran Singh said he was not surprised by the latest findings and added that he was expecting the Central Bureau of Investigation’s probe into the matter to conclude soon. CBI, which has been investigating the castration case since 2015, has been informed about the development, police said. Panchkula Civil Surgeon Dr Sanjeev Trehan said the medical team would determine the circumstances in which the testicles of Daan Singh and Rakesh Kumar were removed.