On Friday, he had stood defiantly in court when he was convicted of rape, and unleashed his supporters on to northern India’s streets in a deadly rampage. On Monday, the flamboyant guru Baba Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh broke down and begged for a pardon as he was jailed for 20 years and fined 3 million rupees ($47,000), virtually ending theRead more
An Indian court sentenced a controversial religious leader to 20 years in prison on Monday for raping two of his followers, authorities said.
A lawyer for the victims had said Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh had been sentenced to 10 years in jail, but India's Central Bureau of Investigations (CBI) later clarified he received two consecutive 10-year sentences.
"He has beenRead more
An Indian court sentenced a controversial religious leader to 20 years in prison on Monday for raping two of his followers, authorities said.
A lawyer for the victims had said Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh had been sentenced to 10 years in jail, but India's Central Bureau of Investigations (CBI) later clarified he received two consecutive 10-year sentences.
"He has beenRead more
An Indian court sentenced a controversial religious leader to 10 years in prison on Monday for raping two of his followers, a lawyer told AFP.
"Ram Rahim has been sentenced to 10 years in jail," defence lawyer Utsav Singh Bains said after the sentence was pronounced at a makeshift court in the northern state of Haryana.Read more
The Jats on Sunday observed 'Black Day' across Haryana amid tight security arrangements, even as the agitation by the community passed off peacefully.
The traffic on the Hisar-Rewari rail route was disrupted for some time as the protesters squatted on the tracks near Ramayan village in Hisar district, officials said.
The Haryana Roadways also suspended its service from Hisar toRead more