Dera Sacha Sauda chief Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh gets parole again, 16th since conviction

Dera Sacha Sauda chief Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh walked out of jail once again on Tuesday after getting a 30-day parole, reported The Indian Express. This is the 16th time that Singh has been released from prison since he was convicted in a rape case in August 2017.

During his parole, he will stay at the headquarters of his organisation in Sirsa district. Singh will not be permitted to gather his followers at his dera, but has been allowed to address them virtually.

This is the fifth time since his conviction that Singh has been allowed to visit the place. At other times when he has been released on parole or furlough, he stayed at his organisation’s ashram in Uttar Pradesh’s Baghpat.