Rohtak, April 10 -- Dera Sacha Sauda chief and rape convict Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh walked out of Rohtak's Sunaria jail on Wednesday after he was granted a 21-day furlough. This is the fifth time since January 2024 that he has been temporarily released from prison, and 13th since 2020.
According to jail officials, Ram Rahim has been given the furlough to attend the foundation day of Dera Sacha Sauda on April 29.
The Dera Sacha Sauda a was founded in 1948 by Baba Shah Mastana.
"The dera chief is headed to the Sirsa-based headquarters of the sect, which he is visiting for the second time since his conviction in 2017. This is the first time that he will be spending his entire furlough period at the Sirsa-based sect," said a jail official on...