CHANDIGARH: The Punjab and Haryana High Court has acquitted the self-styled godman and Dera Sacha Sauda chief Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh, almost seven years after a special court had convicted and sentenced him to life for the murder of journalist Ram Chander Chhatrapati. While hearing appeals challenging the 2019 conviction in the case, a Division Bench of Chief Justice Sheel Nagu and Justice Vikram Aggarwal passed the orders. The Dera Chief had challenged the conviction before the HC, claiming that he had been falsely implicated by the CBI in the case. The appellant was not at all named in the first charge sheet filed by the state police in 2002. Krishan Lal was tortured by the CBI officials in this regard.

Source: Indian Express March 07, 2026 05:45 UTC