Dera Sacha Sauda chief Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh has been granted parole to meet his ailing mother.
He is currently undergoing a 20-year jail sentence on charges of raping two of his women disciples and the murder of a journalist, Ram Chander Chhatrapati.
Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh had applied for parole on May 17; his application was approved by the state police.
He was released from Sunaria jail of Rohtak early Friday morning.
He was taken to Gurgaon to meet his mother under tight security cover.
The Dera Chief was convicted on August 25, 2017, on charges of raping two of his women disciples. He was pronounced guilty in both cases and sentenced to 10 years imprisonment in each case. Subsequently, he was convicted on charges of murder of journalist Ram Chander Chhatrapati on January 11, 2019. He was sentenced to life imprisonment.
He is also facing another murder charge in connection with the murder of Dera’s manager Ranjit Singh, which is pending litigation for many years. This case is also in its final stage.
Sources disclosed that Gurmeet Singh Ram Rahim’s location during the period of his parole has been kept “classified” to avoid his disciples from gathering around the place of his location.
No official was available for comment on Gurmeet Ram Rahim’s parole.
Surjitt Sahani
