Punjab & Haryana High Court Revives Journalist Murder Case Against Ram Rahim After Emergence of New Facts

The Punjab and Haryana High Court has resumed hearing in the 2002 murder case of journalist Ram Chander Chhatrapati, four months after reserving its verdict on the appeal filed by Dera Sacha Sauda chief Gurmeet Ram Rahim.

Citing the “emergence of new facts” during the process of dictating judgment, the Court said further clarification was necessary for proper adjudication.

Ram Rahim was sentenced to life imprisonment by a CBI court in 2019 for the murder and has challenged his conviction, alleging false implication by the investigating agency.