The Supreme Court has lifted the stay on Dera Sacha Sauda chief Ram Rahim Singh’s trial in multiple sacrilege cases, allowing proceedings to resume after months of delay.
Ram Rahim, who is serving a 20-year jail term for raping two of his disciples, is lodged in Sunaria jail in Rohtak district. This is the eleventh time that he has come out of jail.
Ram Rahim is serving a 20-year jail term for raping two of his disciples and is lodged in Sunaria jail in Rohtak district.
Rape convict Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh had walked out of jail on 21-day parole the last time on August 13. He has once again sought a 20-day parole.
The Punjab and Haryana High Court acquitted Dera Sacha Sauda chief Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh and four others in the 2002 murder case of Ranjit Singh. This decision overturns the conviction order previously issued by a Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) court in Panchkula.
Dera manager Ranjit Singh was shot dead in 2002 for which Ram Rahim was previously sentenced to life imprisonment.
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.
Haryana CM Khattar refused to interfere saying taking parole is one's right. Ram Rahim's last 40-day parole ended on November 25 last year.
During his parole period, the Dera chief is also likely to attend the birth anniversary event of former Dera chief Shah Satnam Singh on January 25,
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
Ram Rahim parole: The decision to grant him parole ahead of the Adampur bypoll in Haryana on November 3 and panchayat elections has triggered a furore.
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.
Ram Rahim has been doing online satsang for his followers from Barnawa Ashram in UP since his release on parole. Leaders and MLAs, including his followers, are said to be participating in this satsang.
Gurmeet Ram Rahim news: The self-styled godman has been allowed furlough on several occasions in the last five years as per the jail manual.
"He has been granted a month-long parole and he came out of the prison on Friday," a senior police official from Rohtak told media.
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.
A Rohtak police official said the dera chief was brought from Gurugram to Sunaria jail in Rohtak district before noon under heavy security cover.
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