Gurmeet Ram granted 30-day parole
Chandigarh : Dera Sauda chief and rape convict Gurmeet Ram walked out of the Sunaria jail in Haryana’s Rohtak district on Thursday after he was granted a 30-day parole.
He came out of the prison at 5 pm, one of his counsels said.
The Sirsa-headquartered sect’s chief had applied for temporary release for availing parole. He is serving a 20-year jail term for raping two of his disciples.
While out on parole on these two occasions, Gurmeet Ram had gone to his Barnawa ashram and had held several online “satsang” sessions.
Prior to his October parole, he had come out of the prison on a month-long parole in June last year. Besides, he was granted three weeks’ furlough from February 7, 2022.
He shall not without obtaining prior permission of the district magistrate (DM) visit any place not specified in the release warrant during the said period, it said.
The warrant said that at the time of his release on regular parole, the prisoner shall give to the DM concerned full particulars of the place where he intends to reside during the period of his temporary release and shall keep the DM informed of any subsequent changes of his residence during the period.
The in-charge of the police station concerned shall keep a close watch on the conduct and activities of the prisoner during the temporary release and submit a report in this regard to the jail superintendent through the deputy commissioner of police or Superintendent of police as early as possible, it said.
In 2021, the dera chief, along with four others, was also convicted for hatching a conspiracy to kill Ranjit Singh, a dera manager. The dera chief and three others were convicted in 2019 for the murder of a journalist more than 16 years ago.
