Punjab & Haryana High Court Acquits Dera Chief Gurmeet Ram Rahim in Journalist Chhatrapati Murder Case

The Punjab & Haryana High Court acquitted Dera Sacha Sauda chief Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh in the 2002 murder case of journalist Ram Chander Chhatrapati.

The Bench overturned the 2019 CBI court order that had sentenced him to life imprisonment as the main conspirator.

However, the High Court upheld the conviction and life sentences of the three other accused. Chhatrapati was killed after his newspaper published reports regarding the sexual exploitation of women at the Dera headquarters.

While the Dera chief has been acquitted in this matter, he continues to serve a 20-year sentence for separate rape convictions.

[Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh v. CBI]