Haryana: Dera Sacha Sauda Chief Ram Rahim Walks Out Of Jail On Parole Again

Singh was out on parole ahead of the Haryana Assembly elections too. Opposition parties had accused him of influencing voters.

He is serving a 20-year jail term for allegedly raping two of his disciples.

Source : PTI

Dera Sacha Sauda chief Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh, convicted in a rape case, was released on parole and walked out of the jail in the early hours of Tuesday. This is the 12th time Ram Rahim has come out of jail since 2017.

The self-styled godman, who is serving a 20-year jail term for allegedly raping two of his disciples, is currently lodged in Sunaria Jail in Rohtak, Haryana. He was awarded life-term imprisonment for the murder of journalist Ram Chander Chhatrapati, which will commence after the completion of his current sentence.

Singh was out on parole ahead of the Haryana Assembly elections too. Opposition parties had accused him of influencing voters.

In the past, groups such as the Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee and the Shiromani Akali Dal have criticised the repeated paroles granted to the Dera chief, arguing that "justice" is not being served for 'Bandi Singhs' (Sikh prisoners) who remain incarcerated despite having completed their sentences.