May 28th 2024.
In a recent development, the Punjab and Haryana High Court has overturned the conviction of Dera Sacha Sauda chief Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh in the murder case of his former manager Ranjit Singh. This decision comes while the sect leader is already serving a 20-year prison sentence for the rape of two of his disciples. Currently, he is incarcerated in the Sunaria jail located in Rohtak, Haryana.
According to the Dera chief's lawyer, Jitender Khurana, the high court has declared Ram Rahim innocent in the Ranjit Singh murder case. This comes after a special CBI court had sentenced him and four others to life imprisonment in 2021 for the murder that took place 19 years ago. Ranjit Singh, a former manager and follower of the sect, was gunned down on July 10, 2002, in Khanpur Kolian village in Kurukshetra, Haryana.
The motive behind the murder was believed to be Singh's involvement in the anonymous circulation of a letter that exposed the sexual exploitation of women by the Dera head at the sect's headquarters. The CBI court in Panchkula had found Ram Rahim guilty of this heinous crime, leading to his appeal to the High Court.
This acquittal by the High Court has come as a huge relief for the Dera chief and his followers, who have been standing by him through thick and thin. The court's decision has paved the way for his possible release from prison, but the rape convictions still stand, and he will continue to serve his sentence for that crime. This verdict has brought a significant turn of events in the ongoing legal battle surrounding the controversial self-styled godman, Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh.
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