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Dera chief Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh is not hardcore prisoner, says High Court

Scroll | 08/04/2022 10:20 PM | Click to read full article

The Punjab and Haryana High Court on Thursday upheld the Haryana government’s decision of granting a furlough to Dera Sacha Sauda chief Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh, Live Law reported. The court said that Gurmeet Singh does not belong to the “hardcore prisoner category”.

The bench was hearing a petition challenging Singh’s release on parole during the Punjab Assembly elections that took place on February 20.

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