The cases pertain to incidents involving the alleged desecration of religious texts, which sparked significant violence and protests in Punjab in 2015.
In 2017, Dera Sacha Sauda chief Ram Rahim was sentenced to 20-year imprisonment for raping two disciples. The Dera chief and three others were also convicted in 2019 for the murder of a journalist more than 16 years ago.
Dera Sacha Sauda chief Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh is lodged in Sunaria prison in Rohtak district of Haryana.
Gurmeet Ram Rahim, who has been a controversial figure, continues to evoke public and legal scrutiny. The Dera Sacha Sauda chief was convicted for the rape of two women.
Haryana: The Dera Sacha Sauda chief, who is serving a 20-year jail term for raping two of his disciples, walked out of the Sunaria prison in Haryana's Rohtak on Saturday.
Soon after the matter came to light, a group of members of Vishwa Hindu Parishad and Bajrang Dal reached the spot and protested against the organisers of the 'satsang'.
Gurmeet Ram Rahim, head of Barnawa Dera Sacha Sauda Ashram, is serving a sentence for rape and murder in Rohtak's Sunaria Jail. He has been granted parole for 40 days
Honeypreet new name: Gurmeet Ram Rahim also indicated that Honeypreet will continue to be in whatever role in the Dera setup she is at present.
Gurmeet Ram Rahim who is currently lodged in Sunaria Jail of Rohtak will now appear only through video conferencing in matters related to the 2015 sacrilege incidents.
The court of Justice Raj Mohan Singh also disposed of the plea filed by a Patiala resident who had challenged the furlough granted to Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh in February.
A Rohtak police official said the dera chief was brought from Gurugram to Sunaria jail in Rohtak district before noon under heavy security cover.
The Superintendent of Rohtak Jail submitted in the Punjab and Haryana High Court that he is not a hardcore prisoner.
Special CBI judge Sushil Kumar Garghad had convicted Ram Rahim Singh and four others - Krishan Lal, Jasbir Singh, Avtar Singh and Sabdil - in the murder case on October 8.
A special CBI court in Haryana's Panchkula on Monday awarded life imprisonment to Dera Sacha Sauda chief Gurmeet Ram Rahim and four others in the 2002 Ranjit Singh murder case.
Dera Sacha Sauda chief Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh was on Tuesday admitted to AIIMS in Delhi.
Gurmeet Ram Rahim has been lodged in Rohtak's Sunaria jail since 2017 following his conviction for raping two of his women disciples.
Dera Sacha Sauda chief Gurmeet Ram Rahim was convicted of rape in 2017.
On January 11, Special CBI Court Judge Jagdeep Singh had convicted the self-styled godman and three others -- Kuldeep Singh, Nirmal Singh and Krishan Lal -- in the murder case.
Apart from the Dera chief, three others -- Kuldeep Singh, Nirmal Singh and Krishan Lal -- have also been found guilty by the court.
According to a police official, directions were issued to police in all the districts to not allow any unnecessary gathering and maintain extra vigil. Police nakas have also been laid at several places.
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