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Honeypreet Insan, Ram Rahim's adopted daughter, has no money for lawyers

Honeypreet Insan, the so-called adopted daughter of Dera Saccha Sauda chief Ram Rahim, has claimed that she has no money to pay lawyer's fees.

Honeypreet Insan, Ram Rahim's adopted daughter, has no money for lawyers

NEW DELHI: Honeypreet Insan, the so-called adopted daughter of Dera Saccha Sauda chief Ram Rahim, has claimed that she has no money to pay lawyer's fees.

In a letter to the authorities, Honeypreet claimed that she's almost bankrupt and cannot afford lawyers. She further claimed that her bank accounts have been frozen by investigators and requested to reactivate them so that withdraw. 

Honeypreet, whose real name is Priyanka Taneja, was arrested on October 3 after remaining fugitive for 38 days after the August 25 violence. She has been lodged in the Central Jail, Ambala, 45 km from here, since October 23. 

She was arrested for aiding Panchkula violence following Ram Rahim's conviction for raping two women. 

The SIT took Honeypreet to various locations in Haryana to establish evidence of her involvement in the Panchkula violence.

Ram Rahim has been sentenced to 20 years of rigorous imprisonment and a fine of over Rs 30 lakh.

His rape conviction led to violence in Panchkula and Sirsa in Haryana, leaving 41 people dead and over 260 injured. Isolated incidents of violence were also reported from Delhi and several places in Punjab.The Haryana Police had sounded an international alert against all three.

Honeypreet`s ex-husband Vishwas Gupta had alleged illicit relations between her and the sect chief.The woman -- who has been claiming to be Ram Rahim`s "adopted daughter" -- starred as the lead heroine in five films he directed, produced and acted in over a period of three years.