Dera chief Ram Rahim walks out on 30-day parole, his 16th since 2020

CHANDIGARH/ROHTAK: Haryana govt granted different 30 days' parole to Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh, the Dera Sacha Sauda main serving 20 years successful situation for raping 2 women disciples. Tuesday's merchandise was his 16th parole since 2020 and his 2nd this twelvemonth aft a 40-day parole from Jan 5. Ram Rahim, convicted by a peculiar CBI tribunal successful Panchkula successful 2017 and jailed since August that year, has spent much than 400 days extracurricular situation since archetypal leaving custody connected one-day furlough successful Oct 2020. He walked retired of Sunaria jailhouse successful Rohtak astir 6.30am and headed for the dera office successful Sirsa successful a convoy of 8 luxury vehicles. He is owed backmost successful situation connected June 24. Sources said authorities cleared his Sirsa enactment aft territory magistrate's approval.

Dera spokesperson said the sect's main had been released "as per his ineligible entitlements". Under situation rules, convicts tin avail of up to 10 weeks of parole annually. Time spent extracurricular situation connected parole is added to condemnation play and does not number arsenic clip served. Convicts sentenced to much than 10 years are besides entitled to 3 weeks of furlough annually, which counts towards condemnation served. Combined, parole and furlough tin support a convict retired of jailhouse for up to 98 days a year, though specified alleviation depends connected aggregate clearances and discretion exercised by authorities.

He was besides convicted successful murders of erstwhile dera manager Ranjit Singh and writer Ram Chander Chhatrapati, though Punjab and Haryana precocious tribunal subsequently acquitted him successful some cases.