Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh sentenced to 10 years in jail

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KalingaTV News Network

Ram-Rahim-SinghIn a landmark judgement, the CBI court sentenced rape convict Dera Sacha Sauda chief Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh to 10 years rigorous imprisonment. The CBI has sought maximum punishment in the rape case, while the defence had sought leniency.

Earlier, Ram Rahim broke down in the court and sought forgiveness, invoking his contribution to many social causes, including the Swachh Bharat Abhiyan.

After sentencing, Ram Rahim Singh refused to move out of jail court room in Rohtak. He had to be dragged out.

The verdict in the case was delivered after 14 years amidst heavy security. A case of sexual exploitation was registered against the controversial godman in 2002. An anonymous letter was written by a Dera sadhvi to the then Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee, accusing him of rape.

It was alleged that that he had sexually exploited two ‘sadhvis’. After CBI questioned 18 sadhvis, two sadhvis accused Ram Rahim of raping them.

The trial against Ram Rahim commenced in 2008. He was charged under Section 376 (rape) and Section 506 (criminal intimidation) of the Indian Penal Code on September 6, 2008.

He has also been named in a case of murder of a journalist in 2002 and forced castration of some sadhus in 2014.

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