The online "Satsang" was organized at Vishnu Vatika lawn in Uttar Pradesh's Shahjahanpur district on November 17, and the event was attended by a large number of people including 300 children in school uniform.

Three shooters accused of killing Dera Sacha Sauda follower Pradeep Singh in Punjab's Faridkot have been apprehended on Friday, the Delhi Police Special Cell Sources informed.

Chandigarh [India], October 20 (ANI): After a political controversy over a virtual 'Satsang' organised by rape convict Dera Sacha Sauda chief Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh which was attended by many BJP leaders, Dera spokesperson Jitendra Khurana said Ram Rahim got parole as per the law and it has nothing to do with the upcoming bye-election.

Chandigarh (Punjab) [India], June 17 (ANI): Dera Sacha Sauda chief Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh who is serving a jail term after being convicted in rape and murder cases has been granted parole for a month on Friday.

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Ludhiana (Punjab) [India], December 4 (ANI): Special Investigating Team (SIT) chief and Ludhiana Inspector General of Police (IGP) S.P.S Parmar on Friday said that the team would visit the camp for questioning Dera Sacha Sauda functionaries after they skip their third summon in connection with the Burj Jawahar Singh Wala village's Guru Granth Sahib theft case.

Chandigarh Oct 25 PTI A court in Punjabs Faridkot on Monday ordered the production of Dera Sacha Sauda chief Gurmeet Ram Rahim serving a life term in a Rohtak jail in Haryana before it on October 29 The Faridkot court issued the production warrant against Ram Rahim on a plea by the Punjab Police Special Investigation Team seeking his custodial interrogation in a 2015 sacrilege case involving the thefts of a copy of Guru Granth Sahib Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh is currently lodged in Rohtaks Sunaria jail since his conviction in 2017 for raping two disciples The SIT led by Inspector General SPS Parmar investigating the 2015 sacrilege cases moved the court for the production warrant on Monday said police sources The Dera Sacha Sauda chief had been named as an accused in FIR number 63 which pertains to the theft of a bir copy of the Guru Granth Sahib from Burj Jawahar Singh Wala gurdwara Three more Dera committee members -- Harsh Dhuri Sandeep Bareta and Pardeep Kler too had been booked in this case but they are absconding On the Punjab and Haryana High Court orders the CBI in February this year had handed over the documents and files of the case to the Punjab Police SIT The previous SAD-BJP government had handed over the three cases -- the theft of a bir copy of the Guru Granth Sahib from Burj Jawahar Singh Wala gurdwara putting up of handwritten sacrilegious posters in Bargari and Burj Jawahar Singh Wala and throwing of torn pages of the holy book at Bargari -- to the CBI for the probe The Punjab government had handed over the probe to an SIT of the state police in September 2018 after the state assembly passed a resolution withdrawing the states consent for the CBI probe on the grounds of lack of progress in the investigation Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh was sentenced to 20-year imprisonment for raping two disciples He is currently lodged in Rohtaks Sunaria jail Over two years back the sect head was also awarded life imprisonment for the murder of a journalist Ram Chander Chhatrapati On October 18 this year a special CBI court in Panchkula had sentenced Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh and four others to life imprisonment in the 19-year-old murder case of the sect manager Ranjit Singh PTI CHS VSD RAX RAX

Chandigarh Oct 18 PTI Dera Sacha Sauda chief Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh and four others were sentenced to life imprisonment by a special CBI court on Monday for the murder of sect manager Ranjit Singh in 2002 The Dera chief who is lodged in Rohtaks Sunaria jail since his conviction in 2017 for raping two disciples appeared through video-conferencing while the other four were present in the court in Haryanas Panchkula CBI special prosecutor H P S Verma said Ram Rahim Singhs life sentence will run concurrently with the life term awarded to him in the journalist Ram Chander Chhatrapati murder case in 2019 Special CBI judge Sushil Kumar Garghad had convicted Ram Rahim Singh and four others - Krishan Lal Jasbir Singh Avtar Singh and Sabdil - in the murder case on October 8 The court has given the life sentence to five Verma said after the hearing was held amid tight security on Monday The CBI had sought capital punishment for them The court had convicted them under sections 302 murder 120 B criminal conspiracy and 506 punishment for criminal intimidation of the IPC They were given a three-year jail term each under section 506 of the IPC Verma said the Dera chief was also fined Rs 31 lakh Avtar Singh was fined Rs 75000 Sabdil Rs 150 lakh and Jasbir and Krishan Lal Rs 125 lakh each The CBI special prosecutor said half of the fine amount will go to the victims family as compensation Asked about Ram Rahim Singhs conduct during the hearing Verma said He was respectful Reacting to the verdict Jagseer Singh son of Ranjit Singh said it was a big day for the family as they got justice after a long wait Jagseer who was eight years old when his father was murdered said he was satisfied with the verdict though his family was seeking a death sentence for Ram Rahim Singh The Dera chief who enjoyed a large following had frequently courted controversies and after his conviction in the rape case in 2017 violence had broken out in Panchkula and Sirsa leaving over 40 dead Police had tightened security in Panchkula and Sirsa where the sect is headquartered ahead of the hearing In Panchkula prohibitory orders under Section 144 were clamped Former Dera manager Ranjit Singh who was also a follower of the sect was shot dead on July 10 2002 at Khanpur Kolian village in Haryanas Kurukshetra According to the CBI charge sheet the Dera chief believed that Ranjit Singh was behind the circulation of an anonymous letter and hatched a conspiracy to kill him The letter narrated how women were allegedly being sexually exploited by the sect head at the Dera headquarters PTI CHS VSD RT RT

Chandigarh Oct 18 PTI Dera Sacha Sauda chief Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh and four others were sentenced to life imprisonment by a special CBI court on Monday for the murder of sect manager Ranjit Singh in 2002 Ram Rahim Singh who was in 2017 sentenced to 20 years imprisonment for raping two disciples is currently lodged in Rohtaks Sunaria jail The Special Court in Haryanas Panchkula had convicted him and four others - Krishan Lal Jasbir Singh Avtar Singh and Sabdil - in the murder case on October 8 The court has given the life sentence to five CBI special prosecutor H P S Verma said after the hearing was held amid tight security The CBI had sought capital punishment for them Verma said the Dera chief was also fined Rs 31 lakh and half of the amount will go to the victims family as compensation Reacting to the verdict Jagseer Singh son of Ranjit Singh said it was a big day for the family as they got justice after a long wait Jagseer who was eight years old when his father was murdered said he was satisfied with the verdict though his family was seeking death sentence for Ram Rahim Singh The Dera chief who enjoyed a large following had frequently courted controversies and after his conviction in the rape case in 2017 violence had broken out in Panchkula and Sirsa leaving over 40 dead Police had tightened security in Panchkula and Sirsa where the sect is headquartered ahead of the hearing In Panchkula prohibitory orders under Section 144 were clamped Former Dera manager Ranjit Singh who was also a follower of the sect was shot dead on July 10 2002 at Khanpur Kolian village in Haryanas Kurukshetra According to the CBI charge sheet the Dera chief believed that Ranjit Singh was behind the circulation of an anonymous letter and hatched a conspiracy to kill him The letter narrated how women were allegedly being sexually exploited by the sect head at the Dera headquarters The five were convicted under relevant sections including 302 murder 120 B criminal conspiracy of the IPC Over two years back the sect head was also awarded life imprisonment for the murder of journalist Ram Chander Chhatrapati PTI CHS VSD RT RT

Chandigarh Oct 18 PTI A special CBI court on Monday sentenced Dera Sacha Sauda chief Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh and four others to life imprisonment in the 19-year-old murder case of sect manager Ranjit Singh The court in Panchkula had convicted Ram Rahim and four others -- Krishan Lal Jasbir Singh Avtar Singh and Sabdil -- in the murder case on October 8 The court has sentenced five to life imprisonment said CBI special prosecutor H P S Verma Former Dera manager Ranjit Singh who was also a follower of the sect was shot dead on July 10 2002 at Khanpur Kolian village in Haryanas Kurukshetra He was murdered for his suspected role in the circulation of an anonymous letter which narrated how women were allegedly being sexually exploited by the sect head at the Dera headquarters According to the CBI charge sheet the Dera chief believed that Ranjit Singh was behind the circulation of the anonymous letter and hatched a conspiracy to kill him In 2017 Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh was sentenced to 20 years imprisonment for raping two disciples He is currently lodged in Rohtaks Sunaria jail PTI CHS VSD RT