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In January, the 57-year-old Sirsa-headquartered sect chief Ram Rahim was granted a 30-day parole. File photo

Dera Sacha Sauda chief Ram Rahim, in prison for rape, gets furlough again

Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh is serving a 20-year sentence, given in 2017, for raping two of his disciples


Chandigarh, Apr 9 (PTI) Jailed Dera Sacha Sauda chief and rape convict Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh has been granted a 21-day furlough.

Singh walked out of the Sunaria jail in Haryana's Rohtak on Wednesday morning, sources said.

In January, the 57-year-old Sirsa-headquartered sect chief was granted a 30-day parole.

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

The Sirsa-headquartered Dera Sacha Sauda has a number of followers in Haryana, Punjab, Rajasthan and other states. In Haryana, the Dera has a sizable number of followers in many districts including Sirsa, Fatehabad, Kurukshetra, Kaithal and Hisar. PTI

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