Out Of Jail On Parole, Rape Convict Gurmeet Ram Rahim Gets Z-Plus Category Security

Controversial self-styled godman Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh who was earlier this month granted a 21-day furlough to meet his family in Gurugram has been provided with Z-plus security cover.

The Haryana Government had recommended top layer security cover to the Dera Sacha Sauda chief citing thereat from pro-Khalaistani groups.

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Threat from pro-Khalaistani groups

"In case the prisoner is released on parole, Z-plus security protection or equivalent may be provided as per existing rules, regulations etc as he faces a high-level threat from radical Sikh extremists in India and abroad,¡± a recent communication from a senior Haryana police official to the Rohtak Range Commissioner said.

¡°There are reliable inputs, regarding the threat to Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh from pro-Khalistan activists," the official communication added.

With the Z plus security cover, the rape convict will now have a cover of 10 NSG security personnel for mobile security and eight security personnel for his residence security till he is outside.

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Not connected to Punjab elections

He was released on furlough on February 7 after the Haryana government's conclusion that he does not fall in the category of hardcore prisoners.

This had come just days ahead of the Assembly polls in Punjab that where he has a massive following and influence, particularly in Bathinda, Sangrur, Patiala and Muktsar.

But according to Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar it had nothing to do with elections and was a coincidence.

Convicted in multiple cases

The Dera chief has been currently serving life imprisonment for the murder of former journalist Ramchandra Chhatrapati and the rape of two Dera disciples. He was convicted by a special CBI court in Panchkula in 2017.

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In October 2021, Gurmeet Ram Rahim and 4 others were also sentenced to life by a special CBI court in Panchkula in connection with former Dera manager Ranjit Singh's murder case.

Ranjit Singh was murdered in 2002 in the premises of Dera Sacha Sauda.

In January 2019, Ram Rahim Singh was also found guilty in the murder of Sirsa-based journalist Ram Chandra Chhatrapati. Three aides of the sect chief are also convicted.

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He had been held guilty for hatching a criminal conspiracy with his co-accused for these killings. He had been convicted under section 120-B read with section 302 of IPC.

Despite his conviction and history of crimes, Ram Rahim Singh who was born on August 15, 1967, in Sri Gurusar Modia village of Ganganagar district in Rajasthan, to a Sikh family of Dera Sacha Sauda followers has considerable influence, especially in rural Punjab.

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