New Delhi, Jan. 28 -- Dera Sacha Sauda chief and rape convict Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh has been granted 30-day parole.

He will be walking out of the Sunaria jail in Haryana's Rohtak on Tuesday after being granted parole, sources told PTI.

Singh is serving a 20-year sentence given in 2017 for raping two of his disciples.

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The parole comes days ahead of polls in Delhi on February 5.

The Sirsa-headquartered Dera Sacha Sauda has a large following in several states, including Haryana, Punjab, Rajasthan, and others.

In Haryana, the Dera has a significant number of followers across multiple districts, such as Sirsa, Fatehabad, Kurukshetra,...