Amidst controversy and protests, Haryana court has granted 30-day parole to Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh, the head of Dera Sacha Sauda who is serving a 20-year sentence for rape. This is the 12th time he has received parole since 2017. Despite his requests for followers to not visit him, his release has sparked anger and unrest in the states of Haryana, Punjab, Rajasthan, and others. Interestingly, this parole comes just a few years after his acquittal in the 2002 murder of a journalist, and serves as a reminder of the controversies surrounding the self-proclaimed godman.
The Punjab and Haryana High Court has acquitted Gurmeet Ram Rahim, chief of Dera Sacha Sauda sect, in a 22-year-old murder case of journalist Ranjit Singh. This comes as the Rohtak jail authorities recommend granting parole to Ram Rahim and heightened security in Haryana and Punjab ahead of his sentencing today in the journalist murder case. The sect chief was earlier sentenced to 20 years in jail in 2017 for a rape case.
The Punjab and Haryana High Court gave strict instructions to the Haryana government that convicted rapist Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh cannot be given parole without prior approval from the court. The court also questioned the number of people who have been granted parole in the same manner as Ram Rahim. The history of parole granted to Ram Rahim shows that he has been granted parole numerous times, raising concerns about the misuse of the Haryana Good Conduct Prisoners Act.
The Rohtak jail authorities have recommended granting parole to the controversial figure Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh, who is currently serving a 20-year sentence for rape. Ahead of his sentencing in the journalist murder case, security has been heightened in Haryana and Punjab. In another development, Ram Rahim's gunman Ram Singh committed suicide, adding to the already controversial circumstances surrounding the case.
The Punjab police have been unsuccessful in locating a wanted criminal named Pardeep Kaler, who was allegedly seen in a Facebook post with Uttar Pradesh minister Surya Pratap Shahi. Kaler is a key member of the Dera Sirsa administration and has been wanted in Punjab since 2018 for his involvement in the Bargari sacrilege case. The post, which has since been deleted, showed Kaler attending an event in Ayodhya with the minister. The police have yet to confirm Kaler's presence in the pictures.
In a video message, Gurmeet Ram Rahim, who was released from jail on parole, has urged his followers to celebrate the consecration of Ram Mandir in Ayodhya as Diwali. This is the ninth time that he has been granted parole in the last four years. Ram Rahim was sentenced to 20 years in jail for rape and murder in 2017 and is currently lodged in Sunaria jail.
A video of Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh, a religious leader serving long jail sentences for rape and murder in India, has gone viral on social media. The video shows him celebrating his "adopted daughter's" Instagram account reaching a million followers and cutting a cake with her. This has raised questions about why he has been granted frequent parole, despite being convicted of serious crimes. Action has been taken by the Sikhism's highest religious organization, the SGPC, against Singh's parole, stating that it sends a wrong message to society.
The entire country of India was filled with excitement and devotion as the consecration ceremony for the Ram temple in Ayodhya took place on Monday. To commemorate the historic event, several states declared holidays and many special rituals and activities were held across the nation. Even in states with a large Muslim population, such as Uttar Pradesh and Maharashtra, there were displays of unity as babies were named after Hindu deities. The celebrations continued well into the evening with beautiful temple decorations and Diwali-like festivities.
The infamous Dera Sacha Sauda chief Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh, who was sentenced to 20 years in jail in a rape case in 2017, may soon be granted parole. This decision has sparked controversy and heightened security measures in Haryana and Punjab. Adding to the drama, one of Ram Rahim's followers and gunman, Ram Singh, has committed suicide and a prime accused in the Bargari sacrilege case was reported killed in jail.
Dera Sacha Sauda chief Gurmeet Ram Rahim, currently serving a 20-year sentence for rape, has changed the name of his 'adopted daughter' Honeypreet Insan to Ruhani Didi, aiming for easier pronunciation and modernization. During his 40-day parole, Ram Rahim has been holding online discourses from Uttar Pradesh's Barnawa ashram. The name change was announced via Twitter, marking a new chapter for Honeypreet.