Ram Rahim gets life term in Chhatapati murder case
January 17, 2019 - PatialaPolitics
Dera head Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh along with Nirmal Singh, Kishan Lal and Kuldeep accused in journalist Ramchander Chhatarpati murder case gets life sentence
Dera Sacha Sauda chief Gurmeet Ram Rahim and three others have been sentenced to life imprisonment for the killing of journalist Ram Chander Chhatarpati. The special CBI court in Panchkula pronounced the quantum of sentence on Thursday. A fine of Rs 50,000 each has also been imposed by the Court.
The court had found them guilty of murder and conspiracy on January 11 and convicted them under relevant sections of the Indian Penal Code (IPC). The case dates back to 2002 when the journalist was murdered in Sirsa city in Haryana after he ran a story in his newspaper, ‘Poora Sach’, about the alleged sexual exploitation of women by the Dera chief.