Dera Sacha Sauda chief Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh was launched on 30-day parole from Rohtak’s Sunaria jail on Tuesday morning, per week earlier than the Delhi Meeting polls on February 5.
The Dera chief shall be staying at his Sirsa Dera headquarters for the primary time since he was convicted of raping two disciples in August 2017. On the earlier events that Singh had been launched on parole or furlough, he had by no means been allowed to remain at or go to his Sirsa-based Dera headquarters. As an alternative, the Dera Sacha Sauda chief used to remain at his Dera’s Baghpat ashram in Uttar Pradesh.
A authorities official revealed {that a} report was sought from the Sirsa district administration earlier than permitting the Dera chief to remain at his Dera headquarters. “After the district administration knowledgeable that there was no objection from their aspect, permission was granted to him,” the senior officer stated.
The final time Singh was launched from jail was in October final 12 months when he stepped out on 20-day parole, three days earlier than the Haryana Meeting polls. The Dera chief’s paroles and furloughs have usually coincided with elections in Haryana, Punjab and Rajasthan, which reportedly have a number of Dera followers.
