Ram Rahim Convicted: Quantum of sentence to be pronounced on Jan 17

Gurmeet Ram Rahim appeared through video conferencing for the hearing in journalist Ramchandra Chhatrapati's murder case, when the court pronounced its verdict. He has been named as the main conspirator in the case which dates back to 2002.

Chhatrapati was shot at in October 2002 after his newspaper, 'Poora Sach', published an anonymous letter narrating how women were being sexually exploited by Gurmeet Ram Rahim at the Dera headquarters in Sirsa. The journalist later succumbed to injuries and a case was registered in 2003. The case was handed over to the CBI in 2006.