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Dera chief returns to Sunaria jail after 21-day furlough

Last time, he spent 10 days at Sirsa based sect and the remaining 20 days of parole at Baghpat Dera in Uttar Pradesh. (HT File)
Published on May 02, 2025 06:14 AM IST

2017 Panchkula arson case Another 126 acquitted due to lack of evidence

The court cited a lack of direct evidence connecting the accused to the alleged offences. (Getty Images/iStockphoto)
Published on Apr 25, 2025 07:22 AM IST

29 acquitted over lack of identification in 2017 Panchkula violence case

Chief judicial magistrate Ajay Kumar has acquitted all 29 accused in another FIR registered by the Panchkula police following the violence that erupted after the local CBI court held Dera Sacha Sauda head Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh guilty in a rape case on August 25, 2017. (File)
Published on Apr 12, 2025 08:48 AM IST

Dera chief Gurmeet Ram Rahim walks out of jail again, 13th temporary release since 2020

Dera Sacha Sauda chief Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh is serving a 20-year jail term for raping two of his disciples. (HT File)
Published on Apr 09, 2025 07:26 PM IST

{2017 Panchkula arson case} 69 acquitted as prosecution’s case falls flat

The court also noted the failure of the prosecution to conduct an identification parade, which was deemed crucial given the large number of alleged assailants. (File)
Published on Apr 04, 2025 06:40 AM IST

Haryana: 2017 Panchkula violence case, all 12 accused acquitted as prosecution fails to prove charges

The 2017 violence resulted in significant damage, with 29 buildings and 74 vehicles, including fire brigades, being set ablaze. Panchkula police registered 177 FIRs and arrested 2,167 individuals. (File)
Published on Mar 26, 2025 09:38 AM IST

SC refuses to hear SGPC plea against dera chief’s temporary release

The Supreme Court on Friday refused to hear a plea of the Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC) against the temporary release of Dera Sacha Sauda chief Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh. (HT file photo)
Updated on Feb 28, 2025 05:11 PM IST

Takht jathedar objects to parole granted to dera chief

Takht jathedar objects to parole granted to dera chief
Published on Jan 31, 2025 05:18 AM IST

Ram Rahim gets 30-day parole, 12th temporary release in 7 years

Dera Sacha Sauda chief Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh release comes eight days ahead of the Delhi assembly elections on February 5, keeping with the trend of the influential sect leader being released ahead of polls in the region. (HT File)
Published on Jan 29, 2025 06:16 AM IST

Week before Delhi elections, Sirsa dera chief out on 30-day parole

Dera Sacha Sauda chief Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh at the sect’s Sirsa headquarters on Tuesday morning. This is the first time he is visiting the sect in Sirsa since his conviction in 2017. (HT Photo)
Published on Jan 28, 2025 04:47 PM IST

SC issues notice on CBI plea against acquittal of Dera chief in 2002 case

Despite the high court’s acquittal in this case, Ram Rahim remains incarcerated. (HT PHOTO)
Updated on Jan 04, 2025 06:36 AM IST

SC notice on CBI appeal against Ram Rahim’s acquittal in 2002 murder case

During the Friday hearing, solicitor general Tushar Mehta, appearing for CBI, informed the court that another bench led by justice Bela M Trivedi had already issued notice in the complainant’s appeal. (HT File)
Updated on Jan 04, 2025 06:22 AM IST

SC notice to Dera chief Ram Rahim in 2002 murder case

Dera Sacha Sauda chief Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh.
Published on Jan 03, 2025 02:53 PM IST

Spotlight back on pardon to Sirsa dera head

The row over pardon to Sirsa-based Dera Sacha Sauda head Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh for committing a ‘blasphemous’ act of imitating Guru Gobind Singh is back in the spotlight with the Akal Takht jathedar Giani Raghbir Singh seeking clarification from three former jathedars — Gurbachan Singh (Akal Takht), Giani Gurmukh Singh (Takht Damdama Sahib) and Giani Iqbal Singh (Takht Patna Singh), who were part of the clergy that took the decision.
Updated on Dec 01, 2024 05:24 AM IST

Ram Rahim prosecution: Dera demands independent probe

Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh
Updated on Oct 23, 2024 09:40 AM IST

Interlinked sacrilege cases| 2015 Punjab govt gives nod to prosecute Ram Rahim, 3 dera men

Dera head hatched conspiracy for revenge: SIT final report (HT File)
Updated on Oct 22, 2024 07:50 AM IST

Bargari sacrilege cases: Punjab govt gave incomplete info to SC, claims Dera Sacha Sauda

The Supreme Court has given Sirsa Dera Sacha Sauda chief Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh four weeks to respond to the Punjab’s petition challenging the high court order. (HT File)
Published on Oct 19, 2024 02:21 PM IST

Supreme Court lifts stay on 2015 sacrilege cases against Dera Sacha Sauda chief

The SIT formed by the state concluded that the desecration was orchestrated at the Dera Sacha Sauda headquarters with Ram Rahim’s involvement. (HT Photo)
Updated on Oct 19, 2024 02:58 AM IST

Setback for Ram Rahim Singh as Supreme Court lifts stay on 2015 sacrilege cases

Dera Sacha Sauda chief and rape convict Gurmeet Ram Rahim. (HT file photo)
Updated on Oct 18, 2024 12:11 PM IST

Dera chief walks out of prison on 20-day parole ahead of Oct 5 Haryana polls

Dera Sacha Sauda chief Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh. (AFP)
Published on Oct 02, 2024 11:24 AM IST

Days before Haryana polls, Dera Sacha Sauda chief walks out of Rohtak jail on parole

Dera Sacha Sauda chief and rape convict Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh walked out of Rohtak’s Sunaria jail on a 20-day parole on Wednesday. (HT file photo)
Published on Oct 02, 2024 11:16 AM IST

‘BJP freed Ram Rahim, Kejriwal to sway Haryana elections,’ claims Robert Vadra

Robert Vadra alleges BJP's strategy involves Ram Rahim and Kejriwal's timed releases ahead of polls.
Published on Oct 01, 2024 06:14 PM IST

15th parole in 4 years, Ram Rahim set for release ahead of Haryana polls

In 2017, Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh was convicted and sentenced to 20 years for raping two of his female followers.
Updated on Oct 01, 2024 05:04 PM IST

State govt may consider parole subject to correctness of facts mentioned in Dera head's plea: Haryana CEO

State govt may consider parole subject to correctness of facts mentioned in Dera head's plea: Haryana CEO
Published on Oct 01, 2024 12:41 AM IST

BJP-led Haryana government ‘keen’ on granting parole to Ram Rahim

The religious leader is serving a 20-year jail term after he was convicted by a CBI court in 2017 of raping of two disciples. He was subsequently convicted in two murder cases and will serve life sentences of those crimes after this jail term. (HT Photo)
Updated on Oct 01, 2024 04:50 AM IST

Dera chief seeks parole again; poll panel questions reasoning

Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh, who returned to Rohtak’s Sunaria jail on September 2 after being released on a 21-day furlough on August 13, has often been accused of trying to influence his followers, largely based in Haryana, to vote in a particular manner in the elections. (AFP)
Updated on Sep 29, 2024 07:32 AM IST

Nod to prosecute Ram Rahim in Bargari sacrilege case soon: Punjab CM

Punjab chief minister Bhagwant Mann on Wednesday said his government will grant prosecution sanction for trial against Sirsa dera head Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh in a 2015 Guru Granth Sahib sacrilege case. (Ravi Kumar/HT)
Updated on Sep 05, 2024 09:18 AM IST

Dera Sacha Sauda chief Gurmeet Ram Rahim granted 21-day furlough

Dera Sacha Sauda chief and rape convict Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh has been granted a 21-day furlough, official sources said on Tuesday. (HT file photo)
Updated on Aug 13, 2024 03:27 PM IST

Dera chief Gurmeet Ram Rahim gets 21-day furlough again: Report

The Punjab and Haryana High Court had reserved an order on a plea by the Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC), filed in January 2023, against frequent paroles to Dera Sacha Sauda head Gurmeet Ram Rahim. (HT File)
Published on Aug 13, 2024 10:07 AM IST

HC acquits Dera Sacha Sauda chief Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh of murder

Dera Sacha Sauda chief Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh. (HT PHOTO)
Published on May 28, 2024 12:27 PM IST