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Dera chief Gurmeet Ram Rahim gets Z-Plus security cover amid threats from pro-Khalistan outfits

Sacha Sauda chief Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh has been provided Z-Plus category security on his release from jail following reports of threats to his life from pro-Khalistan activists.The Haryana government’s decision to grant the top-tier security cover to the convicted sect leader comes after his request for furlough was approved earlier this month.

Ram Rahim, currently serving life imprisonment for the murder of former journalist Ramchandra Chhatrapati and the rape of two Dera disciples, was released from Rohtak’s Sunaria jail on a 21-day furlough on February 7.The 54-year-old was convicted in this case by a special CBI court in Panchkula in 2017.

Ram Rahim, who is now serving a life sentence for the murder of former journalist Ramchandra Chhatrapati and the rape of two Dera disciples, was granted a 21-day leave of absence from Rohtak’s Sunaria jail on February 7.

The Z-Plus category receives ten security officers for mobile security and two (plus eight) for home protection. National Security Guard commandos offer the Z-Plus degree of security. Meanwhile, the Punjab and Haryana High Court has issued a notice to the Haryana government on granting furlough to the Dera Sacha Sauda chief Gurmeet Singh and asked for the basis for granting the furlough