Dera Sacha Sauda chief Gurmeet Ram Rahim, aged 56, was cleared of prices within the Ranjit Singh homicide case by the Punjab and Haryana Excessive Court docket on Tuesday. Ranjit Singh, former supervisor of Dera, was murdered in 2002, following which a CBI court docket convicted Ram Rahim and 4 others with life imprisonment in 2021. Ram Raheem had challenged the CBI court docket’s order within the excessive court docket.
The Dera chief is at present jailed following rape prices of assaulting two sadhvis throughout the Dera and his hyperlinks to the homicide of journalist Ram Chander Prajapati, who had extensively lined the allegations of sexual misconduct towards the controversial Ram Raheem.
Advocate Mahendra Joshi knowledgeable that the CBI court docket had awarded life imprisonment to Dera Chief and different accused. He added, “An enchantment was filed towards the decision, and a listening to was achieved. The order was stored in reserve for the final month. The excessive court docket accepted all 5 appeals and put aside the decision of the Panchkula CBI Court docket. The excessive court docket has acquitted,” reported PTI.
VIDEO | Punjab and Haryana Excessive Court docket acquits Dera Sacha Sauda chief #GurmeetRamRahim Singh within the Ranjit Singh homicide case.
“The Panchkula CBI Court docket had awarded life imprisonment to Dera chief and different accused. An enchantment was filed towards the decision and listening to was achieved. The… pic.twitter.com/Mepabb0Zb8
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The Dera Sacha Sauda is predicated in Sirsa, Haryana. The organisation turned recognized after sexual assault claims have been made towards its chief, resulting in a CBI investigation.
