Ram Chander Chhatrapati Age, Death Cause, Biography, Wife, Family, Facts & More

Bio
Real Name	Ram Chander Chhatrapati
Profession	Journalist
Personal Life
Date of Birth	19 March 1950
Birth Place	Sirsa, Haryana, India
Date of Death	21 November 2002
Place of Death	Apollo Hospital, New Delhi
Death Cause	Murder
Age (at the time of death)	52 Years
Zodiac/Sun Sign	Pisces
Nationality	Indian
Hometown	Sirsa, Haryana, India
School	Govt. School Bhawadin, District Sirsa Gurukul, District Hisar
College/University	DN College, Hisar Devi Ahilya University, Indore
Educational Qualification	B.A. LLB
Family	Father- Sohan Lal Sandha Mother- Karmo Bai Brothers- Jai Chand (elder), Harbhajan Lal Sisters- Jamuna Devi, Rajkumari, Bhagwati, Kaushalya, Krishna
Religion	Hinduism
Girls, Affairs and More
Marital Status	Married
Wife/Spouse	Kulwant Kaur
Children	Sons- Anshul Chhatrapati (Elder), Aridaman Daughters- Kranti (Elder), Shreyasi

Some Lesser Known Facts About Ram Chander Chhatrapati

He was the publisher of “Poora Sach,” a local Hindi-language eveninger in Sirsa, Haryana.

He had allegedly published a letter of a ‘sadhvi’ in May 2002 levelling charges of sexual exploitation against Dera Sacha Sauda Chief Gurmeet Ram Rahim. He was the first journalist who had published that anonymous letter. Thereafter, Ram Chander allegedly received threat calls.

On the basis of the letter, that was published in his eveninger, the Punjab and Haryana High Court ordered a probe on 24 September 2002, after seeking a report from the District and Sessions Judge, Sirsa.

On 24 October 2002, Chhatrapati was shot at point-blank range outside his residence by the two Dera-carpenters, Nirmal Singh and Kuldeep Singh. Ram Chander died on 21 November 2002 at the Apollo Hospital in New Delhi.

Both the accused had tried to escape, but Kuldeep was apprehended by a constable.

A sword and a revolver were seized from the petitioner Nirmal Singh later. During the investigation, it was revealed that the revolver belonged to Krishan Lal.

In January 2003, his son and successor as proprietor of the local eveninger, Anshul Chhatrapati had petitioned the High Court for a CBI investigation against Gurmeet Ram Rahim.

In November 2014, the conclusion of Evidence Presentation was made along with another case related to the murder of Ranjit Singh, brother of one of the Dera Sadhwis (women Dera followers) who had filed an F.I.R. against Gurmeet Ram Rahim for raping her.

The review of Ram Chander Chhatrapati Murder Case was concluded in the same CBI special court at Panchkula that found Gurmeet Ram Rahim guilty of rape on August 25, 2017.