Rape convict Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh, the chief of Dera Sacha Sauda, has been granted a 40-day parole by Haryana Government. Singh is serving a 20-year jail term for raping two of his disciples. He is expected to stay at the Dera's headquarters in Sirsa during his release.

In a video message upon his arrival in Sirsa, Singh urged his followers to refrain from gathering at the Dera and to follow the guidance of the sect's elders.

In a separate case in 2019, he and three others were convicted for the murder of a journalist that took place over 16 years ago, reported PTI. Since his conviction, Singh has been out of prison on 13 separate occasions, mostly residing at the Dera's ashram in Barnawa, Uttar Pradesh.

With this latest parole, Singh will have spent a total of three months out of p

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