Dera Sacha Sauda chief Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh walked out of the high-security Sunaria jail in Haryana’s Rohtak early Tuesday after being granted a 21-day furlough. That is his seventeenth short-term launch since 2020.
Ram Rahim, who’s serving sentences in separate instances of rape and homicide, left the jail at round 6.05 am amid safety preparations. He has now left for Sirsa primarily based Dera headquarters, HT has learnt.
The most recent furlough comes lower than two months after he returned to Sunaria jail on June 26 on completion of a 30-day parole.
Ram Rahim convicted of rape
The Dera chief was lodged in Sunaria jail in August 2017 after being convicted within the rape case involving two girls followers. He was subsequently convicted in different instances, together with the homicide of Sirsa-based journalist Ram Chander Chhatrapati.
With Tuesday’s launch, Ram Rahim has now been granted parole or furlough on 17 events throughout his imprisonment. His repeated short-term releases have incessantly triggered questions and criticism, notably over the frequency of the reduction granted to a convict serving sentences in critical legal instances.
Earlier this 12 months, Ram Rahim was granted 40 days of parole in January. He was once more launched on a 30-day parole in Might and returned to the Rohtak jail on June 26 after finishing the interval of his short-term launch.
The most recent 21-day furlough as soon as once more brings the controversial Dera chief out of jail. His repeated parole and furlough releases have remained a topic of public and political debate ever since his conviction practically 9 years in the past.
Ram Rahim’s 17 short-term releases since 2020
In keeping with official jail information for convict 8647/C, Ram Rahim has been granted 17 short-term releases since 2020, together with his newest 21-day furlough:
1st launch — October 2020: 1 day
2nd — Might 2021: 12 hours to go to his mom
third — February 2022: 21 days
4th — June 2022: 30 days
fifth — October 2022: 40 days
sixth — January 2023: 40 days
seventh — July 2023: 30 days
eighth — November 2023: 21 days
ninth — January 2024: 50 days
tenth — August 2024: 21 days
eleventh — October 2024: 20 days
twelfth — January 2025: 30 days
thirteenth — April 2025: 21 days
14th — August 2025: 40 days
fifteenth — January 2026: 40 days
sixteenth — Might 2026: 30 days
seventeenth — August 2026: 21 days
Why is he out of jail so usually?
Ram Rahim’s repeated short-term releases are ruled by the Haryana Good Conduct Prisoners (Momentary Launch) Act, 2022.
Beneath the foundations, eligible convicts will be granted as much as 70 days of parole and 21 days of furlough in a calendar 12 months, topic to the relevant circumstances and approval by the competent authority.
