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Guruji bails out
devotee from
murder rap
RAJINDER P.S. Randhawa was a promising young politician of
Jalandhar when his life took a sudden turn. Randhawa, then
president of the District Youth Congress, was going to a police
station to thrash out a compromise with the ruling Akali Dal
(Badal) group. A gunman had been granted to him by the state for
his protection.
As the two groups were reaching the police station, Randhawa
was attacked. His gunman came in between the Akali Dal politician
and Randhawa. The politician tried to take out his weapon and in
the ensuing melee, the gunman’s carbine fired and the Akali Dal
politician died.
Charges under Section 302 for murder—that carried an
imprisonment of 10 years—were framed against Randhawa.
His distraught family sought help from saints and babas but to no
avail. Then Randhawa’s wife reached Guruji’s door. Guruji told her
that she had had a love marriage and love’s power would bring back
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