Dera Sacha Sauda chief Gurmeet Ram Rahim gets 21-day furlough

It is the 17th time he has moved out of the prison since his conviction in August 2017, and his third release this year alone

The timing of his release is significant because the Dera Sacha Sauda has a vast network of followers in Punjab, particularly in the Malwa region. The sect has historically been viewed as capable of influencing voters in several Assembly constituencies.

Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh has received another 21-day parole from jail. He is currently serving a 20-year sentence for rape convictions. This marks his seventeenth parole release since 2020. Prison rules allow convicts up to ten weeks of parole annually. His repeated releases have drawn significant public scrutiny an