Dera Chief Ram Rahim Singh's Sentencing: All You Need To Know

Written By : ABP News Bureau | Updated at : 28 Aug 2017 06:10 PM (IST)

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Gurmeet Ram Rahim convicted in sexual harassment case

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The special CBI court shifted from Ambala to Panchkula and the case against Dera chief was also transferred to Panchkula CBI Court.

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To keep Dera followers, who had indulged in large-scale violence in Panchkula on Friday after he was convicted, in check, authorities in Haryana on Monday issued shoot-at-sight orders in and around the District Jail at Sunaria. Thirty-eight people were killed and 264 others were injured in the violence in Panchkula and Sirsa towns in Haryana.

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There were reports of fresh violence in Sirsa town on Monday afternoon. Two vehicles were set on fire by Dera followers, sources said.

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The quantum of sentence was announced by Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) special court judge Jagdeep Singh at a specially set up court inside the library of the District Jail in Sunaria near Rohtak town in Haryana.

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Following his conviction on August 25, large scale violence witnessed in Panchkula, Chandigarh, Sirsa and other parts of Haryana and Punjab which claimed 38 lives

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According to the documents, of the five recommendations, one was for 'Saint Dr Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh Ji Insan' by 'Saint Dr Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh Ji InsanSaintgorge'.

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The overwhelming majority of those who recommended the Dera chief's name for the highest civilian honour in the country used single names like Abha, Aditya, Akbar, Alfez, Baljinder, Milky, Gajal, Komal, Jony, Jesse and Ishwar.