Delhi Commission for Women (DCW) chairperson Swati Maliwal slammed the Haryana government on granting parole to Dera Sacha Sauda chief Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh who is serving a jail term after being convicted of rape and murder cases. New Delhi:  Delhi Commission for Women (DCW) chairperson Swati Maliwal slammed the... The post appeared first on .

Delhi Commission for Women (DCW) chairperson Swati Maliwal slammed the Haryana government on granting parole to Dera Sacha Sauda chief Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh who is serving a jail term after being convicted of rape and murder cases. New Delhi:  Delhi Commission for Women (DCW) chairperson Swati Maliwal slammed the... The post appeared first on .

Chandigarh [India], July 5 (ANI): Punjab and Haryana High Court on Monday dismissed the writ petition that was filed by some people alleging the replacement of Dera Sacha Sauda chief Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh, who is undergoing sentence for rape and murder cases in a Rohtak jail, with a dummy person, informed Advocate Jatinder.

Chandigarh Oct 18 PTI Dera Sacha Sauda chief Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh and four others were sentenced to life imprisonment by a special CBI court on Monday for the murder of sect manager Ranjit Singh in 2002 The Dera chief who is lodged in Rohtaks Sunaria jail since his conviction in 2017 for raping two disciples appeared through video-conferencing while the other four were present in the court in Haryanas Panchkula CBI special prosecutor H P S Verma said Ram Rahim Singhs life sentence will run concurrently with the life term awarded to him in the journalist Ram Chander Chhatrapati murder case in 2019 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 The court has given the life sentence to five Verma said after the hearing was held amid tight security on Monday The CBI had sought capital punishment for them The court had convicted them under sections 302 murder 120 B criminal conspiracy and 506 punishment for criminal intimidation of the IPC They were given a three-year jail term each under section 506 of the IPC Verma said the Dera chief was also fined Rs 31 lakh Avtar Singh was fined Rs 75000 Sabdil Rs 150 lakh and Jasbir and Krishan Lal Rs 125 lakh each The CBI special prosecutor said half of the fine amount will go to the victims family as compensation Asked about Ram Rahim Singhs conduct during the hearing Verma said He was respectful Reacting to the verdict Jagseer Singh son of Ranjit Singh said it was a big day for the family as they got justice after a long wait Jagseer who was eight years old when his father was murdered said he was satisfied with the verdict though his family was seeking a death sentence for Ram Rahim Singh The Dera chief who enjoyed a large following had frequently courted controversies and after his conviction in the rape case in 2017 violence had broken out in Panchkula and Sirsa leaving over 40 dead Police had tightened security in Panchkula and Sirsa where the sect is headquartered ahead of the hearing In Panchkula prohibitory orders under Section 144 were clamped Former Dera manager Ranjit Singh who was also a follower of the sect was shot dead on July 10 2002 at Khanpur Kolian village in Haryanas Kurukshetra According to the CBI charge sheet the Dera chief believed that Ranjit Singh was behind the circulation of an anonymous letter and hatched a conspiracy to kill him The letter narrated how women were allegedly being sexually exploited by the sect head at the Dera headquarters PTI CHS VSD RT RT

Chandigarh Oct 18 PTI Dera Sacha Sauda chief Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh and four others were sentenced to life imprisonment by a special CBI court on Monday for the murder of sect manager Ranjit Singh in 2002 Ram Rahim Singh who was in 2017 sentenced to 20 years imprisonment for raping two disciples is currently lodged in Rohtaks Sunaria jail The Special Court in Haryanas Panchkula had convicted him and four others - Krishan Lal Jasbir Singh Avtar Singh and Sabdil - in the murder case on October 8 The court has given the life sentence to five CBI special prosecutor H P S Verma said after the hearing was held amid tight security The CBI had sought capital punishment for them Verma said the Dera chief was also fined Rs 31 lakh and half of the amount will go to the victims family as compensation Reacting to the verdict Jagseer Singh son of Ranjit Singh said it was a big day for the family as they got justice after a long wait Jagseer who was eight years old when his father was murdered said he was satisfied with the verdict though his family was seeking death sentence for Ram Rahim Singh The Dera chief who enjoyed a large following had frequently courted controversies and after his conviction in the rape case in 2017 violence had broken out in Panchkula and Sirsa leaving over 40 dead Police had tightened security in Panchkula and Sirsa where the sect is headquartered ahead of the hearing In Panchkula prohibitory orders under Section 144 were clamped Former Dera manager Ranjit Singh who was also a follower of the sect was shot dead on July 10 2002 at Khanpur Kolian village in Haryanas Kurukshetra According to the CBI charge sheet the Dera chief believed that Ranjit Singh was behind the circulation of an anonymous letter and hatched a conspiracy to kill him The letter narrated how women were allegedly being sexually exploited by the sect head at the Dera headquarters The five were convicted under relevant sections including 302 murder 120 B criminal conspiracy of the IPC Over two years back the sect head was also awarded life imprisonment for the murder of journalist Ram Chander Chhatrapati PTI CHS VSD RT RT

Chandigarh Oct 18 PTI A special CBI court on Monday sentenced Dera Sacha Sauda chief Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh and four others to life imprisonment in the 19-year-old murder case of sect manager Ranjit Singh The court in Panchkula had convicted Ram Rahim and four others -- Krishan Lal Jasbir Singh Avtar Singh and Sabdil -- in the murder case on October 8 The court has sentenced five to life imprisonment said CBI special prosecutor H P S Verma Former Dera manager Ranjit Singh who was also a follower of the sect was shot dead on July 10 2002 at Khanpur Kolian village in Haryanas Kurukshetra He was murdered for his suspected role in the circulation of an anonymous letter which narrated how women were allegedly being sexually exploited by the sect head at the Dera headquarters 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 In 2017 Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh was sentenced to 20 years imprisonment for raping two disciples He is currently lodged in Rohtaks Sunaria jail PTI CHS VSD RT