Rampal Case: Quantum of punishment for convicted self-styled godman to be announced on Oct 16,17

Chandigarh | Tuesday | 16th October, 2018

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Another case was registered against the self-styled godman and his followers after a woman was found dead at his ashram in November 2018. In August last year, another self-styled godman Gurmeet Ram Rahim’s followers had unleashed violence in Hisar after the Dear Sacha Sauda chief was convicted of rape. A Hisar court will on Tuesday and Wednesday pronounce the quantum of punishment for self-styled godman Rampal, who was convicted on October 11 in connection with the two murder cases registered against him and 27 of his followers in 2014. Also Read | Faf du Plessis introduces something unique to cricketing world - 'Coin Tosser'Rampal founded the Satlok Ashram in Karotha village of the Rohtak district in Haryana in 1999, based on his following from within the Kabir Panth. As many as 30 people had died in the aftermath of the verdict and properties worth several crores destroyed..