Five strange things found inside Dera HQs

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The sanitation operations in self-proclaimed Godman Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh's Dera Sacha Sauda headuqaters in Sirsa, Haryana have revealed bizzare secrets. From human sekeletons to plastic currency, the seperate universe created by the spritual guru has shocked the investigators. Spread over the area of 600 acres, the campus kept a heavy army of security forces busy for three days. During the search, the police kept the curfew of the streets, intent suspended and rail and road traffic cut off to ensure peaceful operations. Here are five bizarre things found inside Dera campus in Sirsa: During the search, the police kept the curfew of the streets, intent suspended and rail and road traffic cut off to ensure peaceful operations. Here are five bizarre things found inside Dera campus in Sirsa:

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Human skeletons Amid weird mysteries revealed by this search, human skeletons definitely take the cake. Hours after search began on Friday, the Dera newspaper confessed that human remains were buried inside the campus. According to the Dera newspaper, Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh has done this act to encourage followers to donate the remains to the sect for burial and prevent these from being immersed in rivers, causing pollution.' The newspaper also claimed that the human remains were buried within the campus and trees were planted on these. Later Police said that it suspected that the bodies were buried without proper death certificates.

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Plastic money The security officers sanitising the campus have found out that the Dera even had its own currency. 'The plastic money' found by the search teams on Friday morning comes in denominations of Rs 10 and blue Re 1 coins, reports said. Valid only within walls of the 2-acre campus of the sect, the Dera currency was molded in the shape of coins look like a child's toy money but actually carried value in the Dera's own shops within the campus, followers told a media house. The followers reportedly used the plastic coins as change if they didn't have real currency. The words 'Dhan Dhan Satguru Tera hi Asara, Dera Sacha Sauda Sirsa' are inscribed on them. The coins can be used again only in these Dera shops, which have the word 'Sach' or truth prefixed to their names, a report said.

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Secret tunnels Gurmeet Ram Rahim's residence 'gufa' has a secret tunnel which leads to a hostel of sadhvis. The security forces have also found another tunnel on the second floor of gufa in Dera Sacha Sauda which was completely filled with earth.

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Illegal fire crackers factory The security forces also uncovered an illegal factory in the Dera premises. Inside that explosive material used in fire, crackers was found.

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Car, shoes and other luxury items The authorties on Friday found a Lexus car without a number plate. Also,1,500 pairs of costly shoes of the Dera chief and hundreds of designer dresses were recovered.