He is serving a 20-year jail term for raping his two disciples!
Chandigarh: On Friday, Dera Sacha Sauda chief Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh was again granted a 40-day parole, officials said.
This parole to the Dera chief Ram Rahim, who is serving a 20-year jail term for raping his two followers, comes three months after he was granted a same parole of 40 days.
"The parole has been granted for 40 days. It has been granted as per all the rules and regulations," Rohtak's Divisional Commissioner Sanjeev Verma told news agency PTI over the phone.
The Dera chief's last 40-day parole ended on November 25 last year. He had gone to his Barnawa ashram in Uttar Pradesh after his release on October 14.
Earlier, Haryana Jails Minister Ranjit Singh Chautala, while commenting on the Dera chief's fresh parole plea, had said the latter had filed an application seeking a 40-day parole which had been forwarded to the Rohtak divisional commissioner.
During his parole period, the Dera chief is also likely to attend the birth anniversary event of former Dera chief Shah Satnam Singh on January 25, sources said.
During his previous parole period in October-November, the 55-year-old Sirsa Dera chief held several online 'satsangs' at the Barnawa ashram in UP. Some of these were attended by BJP leaders from Haryana as well.
Prior to his October parole, the sect chief had come out of prison on a month-long parole in June.
He was also granted three weeks of furlough from February 7, 2022, barely two weeks before the Punjab Assembly polls.
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