Ram Rahim Gets 10 Years In Jail For Rape, Cried In Court: 10 Latest Facts

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Ram Rahim Gets 10 Years In Jail For Rape, Cried In Court: 10 Latest Facts

Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh sentencing: The Dera Sacha Sauda chief's lawyers, who today pleaded for a lighter sentence in view of what they called his philanthropic work, have said they will appeal in a higher court.

All India | Reported by Manas Pratap Singh , Edited by Shylaja Varma | Updated: August 28, 2017 16:31 IST

  

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Gurmeet Ram Rahim Sentencing: The Dera chief was found guilty of raping two women followers.

 

ROHTAK, HARYANA:  Self-styled spiritual guru Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh has been sentenced to 10 years in prison for the rape of two women followers. The 50-year-old chief of the Dera Sacha Sauda sect wept and pleaded for forgiveness as he was sentenced at a jail in Haryana's Rohtak by Judge Jagdeep Singh, who flew down by government helicopter to conduct a prison-side court hearing. Thousands of soldiers are guarding the prison and the army is on stand by. Security has been tightened in Sirsa, where the sect is headquartered, and in Panchkula, where Ram Rahim's supporters erupted in violence after he was convicted on Friday. 38 people died and over 200 were injured.

Here are the 10 latest developments in this big story:

1. The two women who accused Ram Rahim of raping them 15 years ago, have said they will appeal for more punishment for him. The CBI, which had sought a life sentence, has already moved an application for a longer prison term for the Dera chief and will press other charges against him, sources said.
2. Ram Rahim's lawyers, who today pleaded for a lighter sentence in view of what they called his philanthropic work, have said they will appeal in a higher court.  
3. The Dera chief will be sent for a medical examination and then will be given a prison uniform and will be allotted a jail cell. Since Friday, when he was flown from Panchkula to Rohtak in a luxury helicopter, Ram Rahim occupied a special cell and was given bottled water and was allowed an assistant, amid massive criticism.
4. Judge Jagdeep Singh delivered sentence at the Rohtak prison to prevent a repeat of Friday's violence after Ram Rahim was convicted in Panchkula. Thousands of paramilitary troops and anti-riot police have blocked off all roads near the Rohtak prison. Military sources said the Army can enter Rohtak in about an hour if needed.
5. Rohtak's residents were warned today to stay indoors. Large gatherings are banned in the city.  Mobile internet services remain suspended. All schools and colleges in Haryana were closed today. 
6. Senior members of Ram Rahim's Dera Sacha Sauda sect were placed under detention as a precautionary measure. The Rohtak police has warned that it may shoot at any sign of trouble. 
7. Over 1,50,000 members of Ram Rahim's Dera Sacha Sauda had gathered in Panchkula in a show of support before Friday's verdict. Violent protests followed across his power base in Haryana, with police deploying tear gas and water cannons, with little impact. It was clear the authorities grossly underestimated the risk posed by the army of Ram Rahim's devotees.
8. Over the weekend, more than 100 branches of the sect were sanitised and sealed across Haryana. Petrol cans and sticks were found stockpiled. The police in Sirsa, where his 1,000- acre main base is located, have been urging about 30,000 devotees to emerge from the campus. 
9. A few thousand were persuaded to leave for their homes across the state in buses and those efforts will continue today, said top government officials to NDTV, denying reports that they will forcefully enter the campus to evacuate devotees.
10. Prime Minister Narendra Modi warned yesterday that  "Violence is not acceptable in the nation, in any form." But his party, the BJP, which governs Haryana, has come under heavy fire for failing to prevent the outbreak of violence and allowing the 50-year-old guru to travel in a luxury chopper to jail.

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