Rape case against Dera chief Ram Rahim: All you need to know

New Delhi: The rape case against Dera chief Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh dates back to 2002 when two of his women followers accused him of sexually assaulting them.

The victims, who left the organisation after the assault, reportedly made shocking allegations against the self-styled godman during the probe by CBI.

The sadhvis accused him of raping them and other sadhvis on account of ‘purity’ in his sprawling Dera campus. They also sent anonymous letters to then prime minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee for action against the Dera chief.

Following the letter, a case was registered by the investigating agency against the godman.

On Friday, the CBI court found the Dera chief guilty of the crime and fixed August 28 for the quantum of sentence.

The hearing in the case has been on since 2007 when the CBI filed a chargesheet against the Dera chief.

The godman also faces trial in another case involving the murder of a journalist, Ram Chander Chhatrapati and his follower Ranjit Singh in 2002.