MEERUT: Ram Rahim, the convicted chief of Sirsa-headquartered Dera Sacha Sauda, reached his ashram in Barnawa, Baghpat, on Saturday, travelling in a greatly secured cavalcade as he came out of the Sunaria jail in Haryanas Rohtak district on a 40-day parole.
This is his 3rd parole in the last 14 months.Haryana chief minister Manohar Lal Khattar rejected having any information about the parole approved to Ram Rahim and stated, I was not aware of his release.
Getting parole is his right and I will not interfere in the event.
In October 2022, he was given 40-day parole that he mostly invested in the Barnawa ashram holding numerous satsang sessions, a few of which were also participated in by BJP functionaries from Haryana, where he continues to have a big following.
Following a questionable occurrence during that duration, the basic shiksha adhikari (BSA) in UPs Shahjahanpur district had bought a probe after a viral video clip revealed more than 300 children in school uniform attending the online satsang of the 56-year-old Dera chief.Prior to this, Ram Rahim had come out of jail on a 30-day parole in June 2022.
It came quickly after he was released on 21 days of furlough in February the same year.Watch: Dera chief Ram Rahim gets parole, launches video for followersThe state federal government has the right to grant parole to a found guilty.
It generally refers to a detainees short-term release before completion of a sentence in lieu of his good behaviour.
Parole lasts for a minimum of one month.
Furlough, on the other hand, can last for a maximum of 2 weeks, but can be extended under unique circumstances.Haryanas prisons minister, Ranjit Singh Chautala, had previously stated that the Dera chief had actually made an application for a 40-day parole which was forwarded to the Rohtak divisional commissioner.
According to officials, he had obtained parole to go to the birth anniversary of a former Dera chief, Shah Satnam Singh, and is most likely to attend the exact same on January 25.
After his most current release, Delhi Commission for Women chairperson Swati Maliwal tweeted, All levels of decency have actually been crossed, fellow citizens conserve their children as rapists will stroll totally free.
She further stated, How can the Haryana federal government be so thoughtful towards a rapist? Its a slap on all the Nirbhayas of the country.
Ram Rahim has been sentenced to 20 years in prison after being founded guilty in 2017 for raping two of his female disciples in Sirsa.
In 2019, he was founded guilty for the 2002 murder of reporter Ram Chander Chhatrapati.
He was likewise convicted in 2021 for hatching a conspiracy to eliminate the Deras previous supervisor Ranjit Singh.Rape found guilty Dera primary Gurmeet Ram Rahim gets another parole