Why Dera Sacha Sauda chief Gurmeet Ram Rahim will remain in jail despite acquittal in a murder case

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Gurugram: Notwithstanding his acquittal in the Ranjit Singh murder case by the Punjab and Haryana High Court, Dera Sacha Sauda chief Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh will remain in Rohtaks Sunaria jail as he stands convicted in two other cases involving the rape of two former Dera Sadhvis and the murder of journalist Ram Chander Chhatrapati...

A division bench of Justices Sureshwar Thakur and Lalit Batra Tuesday allowed an appeal filed by Ram Rahim Singh and four others against the conviction by a special CBI court in the murder case of former Dera official Ranjit Singh...

In October 2021, the special CBI court had held that it was proved beyond reasonable doubt that Ram Rahim was feeling aggrieved by the circulation of a letter wherein severe allegations of sexual exploitation of his disciples were levelled against him and that he conspired along with other accused to commit Ranjit Singhs murder...

According to the CBI, Ranjit Singh was a manager in Ram Rahims Dera and his family members were the Dera chiefs disciples..

The CBI chargesheet alleged Ram Rahim suspected that Ranjit Singh, whose sister was also a sadhvi in the Dera, was behind that anonymous letter..

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