Rape convict Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh cannot be granted parole without prior permission, the Punjab and Haryana High Court told the Haryana government.
In Short
- High Court says no parole for Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh without approval
- Singh serving 20-year term for rape of 2 women disciples
- Singh was recently granted 50-day parole
The Punjab and Haryana High Court on Thursday told the Haryana government that rape convict Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh cannot be granted parole without prior permission from the court.
Singh is serving a 20-year jail term over the rape of two women disciples and was recently granted 50-day parole. He was earlier let out of jail on a 21-day parole in November 2023.
The Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC) had filed a petition at the High Court opposing the grant of parole to Ram Rahim.
While giving instructions to the Haryana government, the court also asked how many more people have been granted parole in the same way as Ram Rahim.
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HISTORY OF PAROLE GRANTED TO RAM RAHIM
In 2023, Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh was granted parole three times – 40 days in January, 30 days in July and 21 days in November.
In 2022 too, he was let out of the Sunaria jail in Haryana’s Rohtak three times. In February 2022, he was granted a three-week parole, then in June that year, he was out for one month.
In October 2022 too, he was granted a 40-day parole.
The Dera chief and three others were convicted in 2019 for the murder of a journalist more than 16 years ago. Two years later in 2021, Singh and four others were also convicted for hatching a conspiracy to kill Ranjit Singh, a Dera manager.
This article is part of Indiatoday.in publication!
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