Dera Sacha Sauda chief Gurmeet Ram Rahim has been granted another parole. He was released from Rohtak’s Sunaria Jail at 6 AM on Tuesday. Ram Rahim will have a 21-day parole and will stay at the Barnawa Ashram in Baghpat. He plans to celebrate his birthday with his followers on August 15, according to IANS.

This is the second time Ram Rahim has been released from jail in 2024. He was previously granted a 50-day parole starting January 19.

Gurmeet Ram Rahim Granted New Parole After High Court Ruling

Gurmeet, who is serving a sentence for rape and murder, has been granted another parole. This follows the Punjab and Haryana High Court’s decision on August 9 to reject the SGPC’s petition against his temporary release. The court ruled that requests for temporary release should be handled fairly and without bias.

Ram Rahim, serving a 20-year sentence for raping two disciples, is currently in Sunaria Jail in Rohtak. On February 29, the High Court instructed the Haryana Government not to grant him parole without its approval. In June, Ram Gurmeet had asked the court for a 21-day furlough.

This is the 10th parole granted to the Dera chief in the past four years. In October 2022, he received a 40-day parole. Before that, he was given a month-long parole in June 2022 and a three-week furlough on February 7, 2022.