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pecial CBI judge A judge who is and Haryana High Court till
in Panchkula, he came in Haryana Judicial
S national media seen As messiAh Service two years ago. He
Jagdeep Singh, is
was appointed as special
garnering inter-
Central Bureau of Investi-
focus due to his landmark judge of designated court of
judgement in convicting In Sirsa district, several survivors of Dera Sacha gation (CBI) of Haryana at
controversial Dera Sacha Sauda chief Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh have Panchkula.
Sauda chief Gurmeet Ram Singh may be a tough
Rahim Singh in the case been adorning their living rooms with the person as a Judge but he
of sexual exploitation of photos of Special CBI Judge Jagdeep Singh, is good human being.Two
Sadhavis and for the murder years ago, while he was
of Journalist Ram Chander reports Pawan Kumar Bansal coming to Panchkula from
Chhatrapati. Hisar he saved the life
Singh, who is a firm be- of four seriously injured
liever in God, had inherited persons who were lying on
values from his teacher
father Balbir Singh, who had
worked in Jat High School
Jind and Government
School Bhen Ramrai in Jind
district of Haryana.
Singh’s wife Rajni told
Tehelka that Jagdeep Singh
never discusses his profes-
sional work with his family
members and others. Rajni,
however, regrets that due
to high security provided to
the family their social life
is limited as they remain
confined to their house. But
then, she accepts this as part
of her husband’s duty. name to the family and •• In focus Jagdeep Singh (left) is in focus since Ram Rahim’s conviction
Subash Sharma, a retired whole village is proud of his
Haryana government of- honesty and commitment to is known as Manesar land road by transporting them
ficer from Jagdeep’s native his profession. acquisition and release of to a hospital.
village Bhain Ramrai, said, Late Ram Chander land case in which former Jagdeep Singh had
“Singh hails from a reputed Chhatrapati ‘s son Anshul Haryana chief minister hit international media
family and his father was a said that he was indebted Bhupinder Singh Hooda and headlines a year ago when
very good teacher. Singh is to Singh as his judgement a dozen senior serving and he had declared self-styled
very courteous and learned had restored not only his retired Haryana IAS officers Godman Gurmeet Sant Ram
fellow. He visits Behan but faith of millions in the are the key accused. Rahim guilty of raping two
Ramrai on the Punytithi Indian judiciary. Singh had earlier decided Sadhvis. He has sentenced
of his father and honours Jagdeep Singh said that on the case of Apna Ghar Ram Rahim to 20 years
brilliant students adding while taking decision of a Rohtak in which inmates imprisonment for two cases
that even with Z security he case he only looks the evi- were subjected to sexually in Sunaria Jail in Rohtak
attends maximum village dence having no considera- exploited by those running district of Haryana. After his
functions”. tion of cast, creed, region or the organisation. He had judgements on Ram Rahim,
Dr.CS Dhull, former religion in his mind. awarded deterrent punish- several survivors have
Director of post graduate Chhatrapati’s murder ment to the accused. began to adorn the pictures
institute of medical sciences case is not only important After completing law of Jagdeep Singh in their
(PGIMS), Rohtak, hailing and high profile case, which degree from the Punjab Uni- drawing rooms.
from nearby Ikas village said Singh is handling, he is also versity, Chandigarh, Jagdeep
that Singh has brought great handling the case of what Singh practised in Punjab letters@tehelka.com

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