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Dera chief Gurmeet Ram Rahim gets 20 years in jail
THE TIMES OF INDIA | Sep 16, 2017, 11:50:46 IST
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Dera chief Gurmeet Ram Rahim gets 20 years in jail

A special court has awarded two 10-year jail terms to Dera Sacha Sauda chief Gurmeet Ram Rahim in a rape case. The court was set up in the Sunaria Jail in Rohtak where Ram Rahim has been lodged. Stay with us for live updates:
14:43 (IST) Aug 28

CBI judge reaches Rohtak to pronounce quantum of sentence

The judge of the CBI court in Panchkula was today flown in a chopper to Sunaria Jail here to pronounce the quantum of sentence against Dera Sacha Sauda chief Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh, who has been found guilty of rape.
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Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh's lawyer SK Narwana reaches makeshift court in Rohtak jail ahead of quantum of sentence hearing
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Special CBI judge Jagdeep Singh leaves from Panchkula, expected to reach Rohtak within 40 minutes. Court proceedings at Sonaria jail to begin at 2:30
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Gurmeet Ram Rahim sentencing: Weapons recovered from Dera followers in Sonipat
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Meeting is underway at North Block to discuss security situation in Punjab, Haryana ahead of Ram Rahim Singh's sentencing. Home Minister Rajnath Singh, NSA Ajit Doval, Home Secy, Director IB & other Home Ministry officials present the meeting
10:53 (IST) Aug 28
Gurmeet Ram Rahim sentencing: Ready to deal with any situation, assures IGP Rohtak
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Army conducting flag march in sensitive areas ahead of sentencing of Dera Sacha Sauda chief Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh
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Situation in Haryana tense but under control: MHA
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Dera chief sentencing: Rohtak tense, Army kept on standby
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10:37 (IST) Aug 28
Sirsa, the sect headquarters, continues to be under curfew.
10:36 (IST) Aug 28

No Dera follower is allowed to enter entire Rohtak district or to move near to the jail

Rohtak Range IG, Navdeep Singh Virk

10:36 (IST) Aug 28
Rohtak Deputy Commissioner Atul Kumar said police will not hesitate in opening fire at those spreading violence.
10:35 (IST) Aug 28
The Army has been kept on standby.
10:35 (IST) Aug 28
A multi-layer security cordon manned by police and 23 companies of paramilitary forces has been thrown in and around Rohtak and also around the Sunaria Jail, which lies on the outskirts of the city limits.
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: 23 Dera followers arrested in Punjab's Sangrur till now.
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No movement of people, other than those authorized, will be allowed within a distance of 10 km from the prison premises.
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The sect chief has been convicted on two counts for rape (Section 376 IPC), criminal intimidation (Section 506 IPC) and Section 509 (word, gesture or act intended to insult the modesty of a woman). The minimum punishment for rape is seven years which may extend till life (term). The other sections have imprisonment for two and one years respectively.
09:20 (IST) Aug 28
The CBI special court judge Jagdeep Singh, who had on Friday held the Dera chief guilty of rape and criminal intimidation of the two female disciples in 2002, will be flown to Rohtak on Monday for announcing the sentence.
09:20 (IST) Aug 28
The quantum of sentence will be done in a court being specially set up inside the District Jail premises in Sunaria near Rohtak, 70 km from Delhi, where Ram Rahim was brought and lodged after his conviction.
09:20 (IST) Aug 28
Dera Sacha Sauda sect chief Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh will be sentenced on Monday at 2.30 pm at a special court near Rohtak town in Haryana.
09:04 (IST) Aug 28

Ram Rahim sentencing: Army had warned of arms training inside dera in 2010

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09:04 (IST) Aug 28

Ram Rahim sentencing: Pepsu Road Transport Corporation buses back on road, except in Samana, Patran

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08:59 (IST) Aug 28

Ram Rahim sentencing: Monday mayhem fear looms large

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Ram Rahim sentencing: Security beefed up in Malwa

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Ram Rahim sentencing: Two of Gurmeet's close aides booked for sedition

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Internet services have resumed in Chandigarh
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No need to panic, Delhi Police has made proper arrangements and deployment. Additional forces mobilized

Delhi Police PRO Madhur Verma

07:49 (IST) Aug 28
Delhi on high alert, police heightened vigil ahead of today's sentencing of Dera Sacha Sauda chief Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh in rape case
07:43 (IST) Aug 28

Ram Rahim sentencing: Schools, colleges in 13 districts to remain closed

As a precautionary measure, the Punjab government has ordered closure of all educational institutions, including government and private schools and colleges besides technical institutions, in the 13 sensitive Malwa belt districts on August 28, when the sentence in the Ram Rahim rape case is slated to be announced.
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07:42 (IST) Aug 28

Ram Rahim sentencing: Army had warned of arms training inside dera in 2010

Were Dera Sacha Sauda followers given weapons training inside its headquarters in Sirsa? This question has lingered in the minds of many ever since Army intelligence red-flagged the issue way back in December 2010. A major concern was that ex-servicemen may be used for the training and had issued an advisory to its troops to stay away from the dera.
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We have ensured no Dera follower is allowed to enter the entire Rohtak district or move around jail

Navdeep Singh Virk, IGP Rohtak Range

07:25 (IST) Aug 28
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