Controversial Dera Sacha Sauda sect chief gets parole
Kanwar Inder Singh/royalpatiala.in
Haryana govt grants 48-hour parole to rape convict controversial Baba Gurmeet Ram Rahim,Dera Sacha Sauda sect chief to meet his ailing mother.
Earlier, Dera Sacha Sauda sect chief Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh, who is undergoing a 20-year jail sentence for raping two followers, has sought parole of 21 days to look after his ailing mother. Sunaria jail superintendent had said: “We have written to Haryana Police and Sirsa district administration to verify whether the dera chief’s mother is ill or not. We have also asked the Sirsa district administration to clarify whether there is any law and order threat or not after releasing him.”
“There is a provision under the law that in case of an emergency in the family of a convict the prisoner is allowed to visit his family under police protection. He was taken under full police protection after the government had taken into consideration all aspects,” said prison officials.
May 21,2021
