Writer-producer-director-actor and Dera Sacha Sauda chief Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh, who is serving jail terms for rape and murder, was once again released on parole on August 5. This is his 14th outing since October 2020.
The parole this time is for 40 days. He will return to prison on September 14.
He has managed to get paroles/furloughs for 366 days in all, in less than five years.
Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh is serving 20 years for rape of two sadhvis, and life imprisonment for murder of a journalist. He was convicted for rape in 2017 while for murder, in 2019. In October 2021, a CBI court also awarded him a life term for murdering Dera manager Ranjit Singh.