Ram Rahim released on parole for the 17th time; opposition questions government’s ‘leniency’

Ram Rahim released on parole for the 17th time; opposition questions government’s ‘leniency’

Dera chief Ram Rahim, currently lodged in Haryana’s Rohtak Jail, has once again been granted parole. A 21-day parole has been approved for Ram Rahim, who is serving a life sentence in a rape case. Upon his release, he will travel to Sirsa. Ram Rahim has previously been released from jail 16 times; this pattern began on October 24, 2020, when he was granted a one-day parole for the first time. The sequence of repeated parole and furlough grants has continued ever since his conviction. Meanwhile, questions are constantly being raised regarding the frequent granting of parole to Gurmeet Ram Rahim.