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.

Singh was last released from prison on January 5 on a 40-day parole. Before that, he was granted a 40-day parole on August 5 to celebrate his birthday on August 15.

He was also released on furlough in April 2025 for 21 days and was granted a 30-day parole in January 2025, ahead of the Delhi Assembly elections.

While a furlough can be given without any specific reason after a prisoner has served a stipulated period of time in prison, parole is based on an urgent demand or need.

Singh was sentenced to 20 years’ imprisonment in...

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