Ram Rahim Gets 20 Years In Jail For 2 Rape Cases: 10 Facts

Ram Rahim Gets 20 Years In Jail For 2 Rape Cases: 10 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. ROHTAK, HARYANA: Self-styled spiritual guru Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh was today sentenced to 20 years in prison for the rape of two women followers in 2002, by a judge who flew by government helicopter to conduct court at a prison in Haryana's Rohtak. The 50-year-old chief of the Dera Sacha Sauda sect sat on the floor and wept as he was sentenced . Ahead of the judge's order today, thousands of soldiers enforced a lockdown Rohtak and other parts of Haryana and Punjab, where Ram Rahim has a mass following. His followers went on a deadly rampage after he was convicted on Friday, with 38 people killed and over 200 were injured in the violence. There were no reports of ...