Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh chief of Dera Saccha Sauda has been sentenced for life in the Ranjit Singh murder case.
A special CBI court of Panchkula sentenced 4 other accused as well for life imprisonment.
Ram Rahim, who is already serving a rape sentence at the district jail of Sunaria in Rohtak, was convicted in the Ranjit Singh case by the special CBI court on October 8 along with the four co-accused, Avtar Singh, Sabdil Singh, Krishan Lal and Jasbir Singh.
A fine of Rs 35 lakh, half of which will go to the victim’s son, has also been levied on Ram Rahim.
Ranjit Singh, a follower of Ram Rahim and a manager of the dera in Haryana’s Sirsa, was shot dead on July 10, 2002.
According to a CBI chargesheet in the murder probe, the Dera Saccha Sauda chief suspected Ranjit of circulating an anonymous letter among his followers, accusing him of sexually exploiting women followers.
Ram Rahim is currently serving a 20-year jail term for raping two of his women disciples, while also facing life imprisonment for the murder of journalist Ram Chander Chhatrapati.
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