Rape convict Ram Rahim released on 40-day parole, gets grand welcome from supporters

Dera Sacha Sauda chief Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh has been granted parole for 40 days in view of upcoming by-polls, Congress leader Udit Raj said, in a fresh attack at the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh is serving a 20-year jail term in a prison in Rohtak for raping two women disciples at his ashram in Sirsa. In visuals accessed by India Today, Rahim's supporters were seen curating a grand welcome for the rape convict.