Gurmeet Ram Rahim out of jail again: what is parole, and why & how is it given?
Parole is a system of releasing a prisoner with suspension of the sentence. The release is conditional, usually subject to behaviour, and requires periodic reporting to the authorities for a set period of time. Gurmeet Ram Rahim, the head of Dera Sacha Sauda, was released from Sunaria jail in Rohtak on a 40-day parole on Saturday (October […]Read More
HC seeks details of damages reported in August 2017 Panchkula violence
The Punjab and Haryana high court has sought details of damages reported on August 25, 2017, the day Sirsa-based Dera Sacha Sauda head Gurmeet Ram Rahim was convicted in two rape cases by a court in Panchkula The Punjab and Haryana high court has sought details of damages reported on August 25, 2017, the day […]Read More
2015 sacrilege: Faridkot court grants bail to Ram Rahim in ‘bir’ theft case
Notice issued to state for May 6 to file a reply on dera head’s two bail pleas in other sacrilege cases Faridkot: A Faridkot court on Wednesday granted bail to jailed Sirsa-based Dera Sacha Sauda chief Gurmeet Ram Rahim in a 2015 sacrilege case wherein a “bir” (copy) of Guru Granth Sahib was stolen from […]Read More
Punjab sacrilege cases: Dera chief appears before Faridkot court via video-conference
Special investigation team (SIT) led by IG SPS Parmar, named Dera Sacha Sauda chief Gurmeet Ram Rahim as the main accused in the Bargari sacrilege and derogatory posters’ cases last month Jailed Dera Sacha Sauda chief Gurmeet Ram Rahim appeared before the court of the Faridkot chief judicial magistrate (CJM) on Wednesday in connection with […]Read More
Court Allows Dera Chief To Appear Via Video Conferencing In 2015 Sacrilege Case
Gurmeet Ram Rahim who is currently lodged in Sunaria Jail of Rohtak will now appear only through video conferencing in matters related to the 2015 sacrilege incidents. Chandigarh: The Punjab and Haryana High Court on Monday allowed the plea of Dera Sacha Sauda head Gurmeet Ram Rahim seeking relief from physical appearance and permission to appear […]Read More
Will Dera Factor Help BJP in Punjab? Here’s a Ground Report From 4 Key Seats
BJP is openly playing the Dera card but its impact needs to be seen based on seat-level dynamics. “Premi nahi bateyenge, lekin unke vote bohat hain,” says Tinku Madan a resident of Balluana, a large village in Fazilka district in the south west corner of Punjab. “Premi” here refers to the followers of Dera Sacha […]Read More
Punjab Special Probe Team To Question Dera Chief In 2015 Sacrilege Case
The Dera Sacha Sauda chief was named as an accused in the theft of a “bir” (copy) of the Guru Granth Sahib, the holy book of Sikhs. A special investigation team (SIT) of the Punjab Police left for the Sunaria jail in Haryana’s Rohtak on Monday morning to question Dera Sacha Sauda chief Gurmeet Ram […]Read More
Sacrilege: SIT ready with 70 posers for Gurmeet Ram Rahim
Four-member team to quiz dera chief at Rohtak’s Sunaria Jail tomorrow A four-member Special Investigation Team (SIT) of the Punjab Police, headed by IGP Surinder Pal Singh Parmar, will visit Rohtak’s Sunaria Jail on Monday to question Dera Sacha Sauda chief Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh in connection with the three 2015 sacrilege incidents at Burj […]Read More
Punjab govt working seriously on sacrilege, drug cases, says minister Sukhjinder Randhawa
Dera Sacha Sauda head Gurmeet Ram Rahim will be interrogated by Punjab Police in the sacrilege cases in a day or two, says deputy chief minister Sukhjinder Singh Randhawa Deputy chief minister Sukhjinder Singh Randhawa on Sunday said the Punjab government was working seriously on the cases of sacrilege and drugs and the guilty will […]Read More
Dera head moves High Court for anticipatory bail, wants court appearance through video link
Dera chief’s counsel contended in the petition that “this application (for production warrant) is not only illegal, but politically motivated and apparently seems to have been moved keeping in view the coming Assembly election in the state of Punjab. Two days after a Faridkot court issued production warrant against Dera Sacha Sauda chief Gurmeet Ram […]Read More
