Dera chief Gurmeet Ram Rahim, 4 others sentenced to life in Ranjit Singh murder case

Updated : Oct 18, 2021 17:27
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Editorji News Desk

Dera Sacha Sauda chief Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh and four others were sentenced to life imprisonment in the murder of a colleague. 

Former Dera manager Ranjit Singh, who was also a follower of the sect, was shot dead in 2002.

Incarcerated Gurmeet Ram Rahim were convicted on October 8. They were booked for murder and criminal conspiracy.

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Two of the accused, Jasbir and Sabdil, also faced charges under the Arms Act as they had shot Ranjit Singh dead in Kurukshetra in Haryana.

Ram Rahim will also pay a ₹ 31 lakh fine. The other convicts will also pay fines. Abdil has been told to pay ₹ 1.5 lakh, Krishnan and Jasbir must pay ₹ 1.25 lakh each and Avtar must pay ₹ 75,000.

Fifty per cent of this amount will go to Ranjit Singh's family.

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