Dera Sacha Sauda chief Gurmeet Ram Rahim granted 21-day furlough
India Today
Dera Sacha Sauda chief Gurmeet Ram Rahim, who is in prison in rape and murder cases, has been granted a 21-day furlough ahead of the Punjab polls.
With just 12 days left for the Punjab election, Dera Sacha Sauda chief Gurmeet Ram Rahim has been granted a 21-day furlough.
The Haryana government has granted 21 days furlough to Gurmeet Ram Rahim, who was convicted of murder and rape and is lodged in Rohtak's Sunaria jail. A furlough is a brief and conditional release from jail granted in the case of long-term imprisonment.
ALSO READ | Dera manager murder: Section 144 in Panchkula ahead of Gurmeet Ram Rahim's sentencing
Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar said: “Gurmeet Ram Rahim has been granted furlough as there is a provision for the same. There is no connection with the Punjab polls and it is just a coincidence.”
Dera Sacha Sauda chief Gurmeet Ram Rahim and four others were sentenced to life imprisonment in former Dera manager Ranjit Singh's murder case by a special CBI court in Panchkula in Haryana. Ranjit Singh was shot dead in 2002.
He was allegedly murdered for his suspected role in the circulation of an anonymous letter that narrated how women were being sexually exploited by the Dera head.
According to the CBI charge sheet, the Dera chief believed that Ranjit Singh was behind the circulation of the anonymous letter and hatched a conspiracy to kill him.
