Rohtak Violence

So-called "Godman" Rampal, whose arrest for murder caused a tense two-week standoff between his followers and the police three years ago, will be in a court in Haryana's Hisar today for a decision on whether he is guilty. Six died in clashes that preceded his arrest. Yesterday, another spiritual leader, Dera Sacha Sauda chief Gurmeet Ram Rahim Sing...

The Delhi Police has said it has announced no traffic restrictions in the national capital today ahead of the sentencing in a rape case of self-styled guru Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh in Haryana's Rohtak, about 60 km away.

Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh, the controversial chief of the Dera Sacha Sauda sect, will be sentenced for rape at 2.30 pm today amid heavy security at several towns in Haryana after 38 people were killed in clashes on Friday

The sentence against rape convict Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh was declared by a special CBI court today. He has been sentenced to 20 years in prison as he was announced guilty of raping two women in a 2002 case. Followers of Dera Sacha Sauda in Punjab, Haryana and other cities, burned down gas stations and train stations and torched vehicles after Dera...

Ahead of the sentencing of self-styled godman and rape convict Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh, Rohtak's deputy commissioner has warned people to be ready to face bullets if they created trouble. The 50-year-old head of the Dera Sacha Sauda sect is staying at a jail in Sunaria, on the outskirts of Rohtak in Haryana. A CBI judge will visit the jail today to...

Self-styled spiritual guru Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh was on Monday 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 ju...

There is multi-layered security around the jail in Haryana's Rohtak where self-styled godman Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh has been kept after his conviction and arrest in a 2002 rape case. The 50-year-old chief of the Dera Sacha Sauda sect will be sentenced on Monday, with court proceedings to be held at the prison. His followers are being prevented fro...

Self-styled godman and rape convict Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh's Z-plus security cover has been withdrawn after his conviction, Haryana Chief Secretary DS Dhesi said today. He denied the Dera Sacha Sauda sect leader has been given special treatment at a Rohtak jail

A day after widespread violence, arson and rioting left 36 people dead and property worth crores destroyed by angry supporters of Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh in Panchkula following his conviction in a rape case, the Haryana Police said the jailed self-styled spiritual guru will not be brought to Panchkula for the sentencing on Monday.

Self-styled godman and rape convict Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh has not been given any special treatment at Rohtak's Sunaria jail, Haryana Director General of Police (Jails) KP Singh said today

Self-styled spiritual guru and rape convict Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh was moved to a prison in Haryana's Rohtak late Friday as a court in Panchkula found him guilty of raping two women followers in 2002.

Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh, a self-styled spiritual guru and head of the Dera Sacha Sauda sect, has been moved to a prison in Haryana's Rohtak. The rape convict will be lodged in a special cell, will get bottled mineral water and an assistant to stay with him, sources in the Haryana jail said.

Self-styled godman Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh, held guilty of raping two women followers by a court in Haryana's Panchkula today, found strong support in BJP lawmaker Sakshi Maharaj, who said the chief of the Dera Sacha Sauda sect is being "harassed." 30 people have died and 250 are injured in violence that erupted after the court's verdict, in Panchk...

Just as feared, large clashes, arson and violence erupted in the town of Panchkula in Haryana on Friday immediately after spiritual guru Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh was convicted of raping two women followers in a case dating back to 2002. Thirty people are dead and 250 injured, officials said, in the violence that quickly spread to other cities. Ram R...

CBI today registered three cases to probe incidents of violence and arson during the Jat quota agitation in Rohtak in February, including the burning of residence of Haryana Finance Minister Capt Abhimanyu.

So-called "Godman" Rampal, whose arrest for murder caused a tense two-week standoff between his followers and the police three years ago, will be in a court in Haryana's Hisar today for a decision on whether he is guilty. Six died in clashes that preceded his arrest. Yesterday, another spiritual leader, Dera Sacha Sauda chief Gurmeet Ram Rahim Sing...

The Delhi Police has said it has announced no traffic restrictions in the national capital today ahead of the sentencing in a rape case of self-styled guru Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh in Haryana's Rohtak, about 60 km away.

Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh, the controversial chief of the Dera Sacha Sauda sect, will be sentenced for rape at 2.30 pm today amid heavy security at several towns in Haryana after 38 people were killed in clashes on Friday

The sentence against rape convict Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh was declared by a special CBI court today. He has been sentenced to 20 years in prison as he was announced guilty of raping two women in a 2002 case. Followers of Dera Sacha Sauda in Punjab, Haryana and other cities, burned down gas stations and train stations and torched vehicles after Dera...

Ahead of the sentencing of self-styled godman and rape convict Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh, Rohtak's deputy commissioner has warned people to be ready to face bullets if they created trouble. The 50-year-old head of the Dera Sacha Sauda sect is staying at a jail in Sunaria, on the outskirts of Rohtak in Haryana. A CBI judge will visit the jail today to...

Self-styled spiritual guru Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh was on Monday 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 ju...

There is multi-layered security around the jail in Haryana's Rohtak where self-styled godman Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh has been kept after his conviction and arrest in a 2002 rape case. The 50-year-old chief of the Dera Sacha Sauda sect will be sentenced on Monday, with court proceedings to be held at the prison. His followers are being prevented fro...

Self-styled godman and rape convict Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh's Z-plus security cover has been withdrawn after his conviction, Haryana Chief Secretary DS Dhesi said today. He denied the Dera Sacha Sauda sect leader has been given special treatment at a Rohtak jail

A day after widespread violence, arson and rioting left 36 people dead and property worth crores destroyed by angry supporters of Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh in Panchkula following his conviction in a rape case, the Haryana Police said the jailed self-styled spiritual guru will not be brought to Panchkula for the sentencing on Monday.

Self-styled godman and rape convict Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh has not been given any special treatment at Rohtak's Sunaria jail, Haryana Director General of Police (Jails) KP Singh said today

Self-styled spiritual guru and rape convict Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh was moved to a prison in Haryana's Rohtak late Friday as a court in Panchkula found him guilty of raping two women followers in 2002.

Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh, a self-styled spiritual guru and head of the Dera Sacha Sauda sect, has been moved to a prison in Haryana's Rohtak. The rape convict will be lodged in a special cell, will get bottled mineral water and an assistant to stay with him, sources in the Haryana jail said.

Self-styled godman Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh, held guilty of raping two women followers by a court in Haryana's Panchkula today, found strong support in BJP lawmaker Sakshi Maharaj, who said the chief of the Dera Sacha Sauda sect is being "harassed." 30 people have died and 250 are injured in violence that erupted after the court's verdict, in Panchk...

Just as feared, large clashes, arson and violence erupted in the town of Panchkula in Haryana on Friday immediately after spiritual guru Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh was convicted of raping two women followers in a case dating back to 2002. Thirty people are dead and 250 injured, officials said, in the violence that quickly spread to other cities. Ram R...

CBI today registered three cases to probe incidents of violence and arson during the Jat quota agitation in Rohtak in February, including the burning of residence of Haryana Finance Minister Capt Abhimanyu.