SC to hear plea against Ram Rahim acquittal
India, Aug. 11 -- The Supreme Court on Monday agreed to hear a plea against the Punjab and Haryana HC order acquitting Dera Sacha Sauda chief Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh in the 2002 murder case of a journalist. "This matter requires consideration," a bench comprising CJI Surya Kant and Justices Joymalya Bagchi and V Mohana said. The apex court posted the plea filed by the son of the slain journalist, for final hearing in November. The 58-year-old Dera chief is currently lodged in Rohtak's Sunaria jail where he is serving a 20-year jail term given in 2017 for the rape of two of his disciples. Journalist Ram Chander Chhatrapati was shot outside his house after his newspaper published an anonymous letter narrating the alleged sexual exploitation o...
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