‘Gurmeet Ram Rahim can’t get parole without permission': High court to Haryana govt

The Punjab and Haryana high court told the Haryana government that rape convict Gurmeet Ram Rahim cannot be granted parole without its -permission

Updated on: Feb 29, 2024, 19:30:24 IST

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The Punjab and Haryana high court on Thursday told the Haryana government that rape convict Gurmeet Ram Rahim cannot be granted parole without its -permission.

Last month, the Dera Sacha Sauda chief was granted a 50-day parole, two months after he walked out of Sunaria jail in Rohtak after being granted a 21-day furlough.

Dera Sacha Sauda head Gurmeet Ram Rahim. (HT file)

During his temporary release period, Singh had gone to the Dera Sacha Sauda Ashram in Barnawa in Uttar Pradesh's Baghpat. Singh is serving a 20-year jail term for raping two of his disciples.

Last year, the Dera chief had walked out of the Sunaria jail on a 30-day parole on July 30, while he was granted a 40-day parole in January last year as well. In October 2022 too, he was granted a 40-day parole.

Before that, he had come out of prison on a month-long parole in June 2022. Besides, he was granted a three-week furlough on February 7, 2022.

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In 2021, the Dera chief, along with four others, was also convicted for hatching a conspiracy to kill Ranjit Singh, a Dera manager.

The Dera chief and three others were convicted in 2019 for the murder of a journalist more than 16 years ago.

(With PTI inputs)

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