Ram Rahim Gets 10 Years In Jail For Raping 2 Followers: 10 Facts
Ram Rahim Gets 10 Years In Jail For Raping 2 Followers: 10 Facts Locals in Rohtak have been asked to stay indoors as a preventive measure ahead of Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh's sentencing. All schools and colleges are closed in Haryana, and some also in neighbouring Punjab. ROHTAK, HARYANA: Self-styled spiritual guru Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh, 50, has been sentenced to 10 years in prison for the rape of two women followers. He was sentenced at a jail in Haryana's Rohtak by Judge Jagdeep Singh who flew down by government helicopter to conduct prison-side court proceedings. Thousands of soldiers are guarding the prison and the army is on stand by. No civilians are being allowed within 10 km of the prison. Over a lakh of Ram Rahim's followers had gathered in Panchkula, where he was convicted on Friday, and they erupted in violence that left 38 people dead and over 200 injured. Here are the 10 latest developments in this big story: 1) Ram Rahim, 50,...