Ram Rahim Singh

India’s “guru of bling” jailed for 10 years on rape charges

An Indian judge on Monday handed a 10-year jail sentence to self-styled ‘godman’ Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh, whose followers went on a deadly rampage after he was convicted of rape on Friday.

Prior to the verdict, tens of thousands of police had enforced a lockdown in large parts of the northern states of Haryana and Punjab where Singh, 50, has a mass following.

Indian court jails self-styled 'godman' for 10 years for rape

An Indian judge sentenced a self-styled "godman," whose followers went on a deadly rampage after he was convicted of rape last week, to 10 years' jail yesterday.

There were no reports of violence after Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh was sentenced. Ten of thousands of police enforced a lockdown in large parts of the northern states of Haryana and Punjab where Singh, 50, has a mass following.

23 People Died in Protests Against a Conviction for Rape of a Guru in India

At least 23 people have died in protests against the conviction for rape of a popular religious leader in northern India, the BBC reported.

The victims are believed to be followers of the guru Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh. Enraged supporters revolt in the town of Panchulla, near Chandigarh.

TV 'spiritual guru' accused of ? convincing 400 Indian men to undergo castration

Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh, an Indian pop star and spiritual TV guru, is being investigated after convincing 400 men to be castrated so that they could come closer to ? God. India Today rights that the man whose wealth amounts to $50 mln encouraged his followers to get their testicles removed.