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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.