Dera Chief Gurmeet Ram Rahim, 4 Others Sentenced To Life In Murder Case
Ram Rahim has been lodged in jail in Haryana's Rohtak since his 2017 conviction for the rape of two followers, and is also serving a life-term for another murder
Chandigarh:
Dera Sacha Sauda head Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh and four others have been sentenced to life imprisonment in the murder of manager Ranjit Singh nearly two decades ago.
The four others are Krishan Lal, Jasbir Singh, Avtar Singh and Sabdil.
Ram Rahim will also pay a ₹ 31 lakh fine. The other convicts will also pay fines – Abdil has been told to pay ₹ 1.5 lakh, Krishnan and Jasbir must pay ₹ 1.25 lakh each and Avtar must pay ₹ 75,000.
Fifty per cent of this amount will go to Ranjit Singh’s family.
A sixth accused in the case died a year ago.
Earlier this month the special CBI court in Haryana’s Panchkula found all five guilty.
Ram Rahim, who has been lodged in Sunaria Jail in Rohtak district since his 2017 conviction for the rape of two followers, appeared through video-conferencing; the others were present in the court.
Police had tightened security in Panchkula and Sirsa (where the sect is headquartered) in anticipation of possible violence after the court handed down its sentence.
