Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh returned to Sunaria jail following the conclusion of a 21-day furlough.
Reader brief
Through the Reader lens: Dera Sacha Sauda chief Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh returned to Rohtak's Sunaria jail on Wednesday after completing a 21-day furlough, with his convoy travelling from the Dera headquarters in Sirsa. This was his 17th temporary release in nine years, having earlier received 40 days of parole in January and 30 days in May this year. He is serving a 20-year sentence for raping two women disciples, handed down by a special CBI court in 2017. He was also previously sentenced to life imprisonment in two murder cases, though the Punjab and Haryana high court acquitted him in the Ranjit Singh murder case in May 2024.
What to watch next
- Any decision on further parole or furlough applications, given 17 temporary releases in nine years
- Status of his life sentence in the journalist Ram Chander Chhatrapati murder case
- Whether his murder acquittal leads to appeals or further legal proceedings
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- [1]The Times of IndianeutralRape convict Ram Rahim returns to Sunaria jail after 21-day furlough