US EditionIndia Grants 15th Parole to Jailed Guru Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh
Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh has been granted parole 15 times since his 2017 and 2019 convictions, spending over 400 days outside prison under Haryana's good behavior law.
- Earlier this month, convicted guru Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh was released on his 15th parole under a Haryana law that rewards good behaviour, and he has dropped more than two dozen songs since then.
- The Dera said Singh was entitled to parole like thousands of other prisoners and insisted the release was not a `special favour or indulgence`, while the Haryana government called parole a `rehabilitation tool`.
- Singh's convictions include rape charges in 2017 and a 2019 life sentence for a 2002 murder, provoking riots that killed more than 30 people and drew condemnation from Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
- Victims' families, including Anshul Chhatrapati, say each release reopens wounds and causes fresh torment, while critics highlight the Dera's political influence and the government did not reply to CNN's request on parole timing.
- Singh has spent more than 400 days outside prison, a pattern that could see him freed again before the year is up; the Dera Sacha Sauda headquarters spans 700 acres with medical facilities and shops.
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By Rhea Mogul and Ayushi Shah, CNN. With alarming regularity, the doors of a high-security Indian prison open for a prominent guru serving a life sentence for murder, who is then released to preach virtue to the millions of followers under his spell. Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh, a flamboyant preacher with rock-star flair, was first jailed in 2017 on rape charges and convicted of murder two years later. Yet he has been released 15 times on parole and…
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With jarring regularity, the gates of an Indian high-security prison swing open for a prominent guru jailed for life for murder, freeing him to preach virtue to the millions of followers he holds in his thrall.
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