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A journalist exposing rape claims against Dera chief was killed. His son awaits justice 24 years on
The Supreme Court will soon hear a plea against the overturning of Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh’s conviction in the 2002 murder of Ram Chander Chhatrapati.
Anshul Chhatrapati grew up knowing his father was different.
The name he inherited from him was itself a giveaway – Chhatrapati, a Sanskrit word for sovereign ruler, is most commonly associated with 17th century Maratha king, Chhatrapati Shivaji. That it was being used as a family name in Sirsa, a town in Haryana on the border with Punjab, was highly unusual.
“It was during his college days,” explained Anshul, speaking of his father Ram Chander Chhatrapati, “that one of his teachers had given him the title Chhatrapati for his leadership qualities and passion”.
