Overview
- He left Rohtak’s Sunaria jail on Monday after the Rohtak divisional commissioner cleared the 40-day leave, and he will stay at the Dera Sacha Sauda headquarters in Sirsa.
- Officials said the parole follows his request to attend the 25 January birth anniversary of former Dera chief Shah Satnam Singh.
- Singh is serving a 20-year sentence for raping two disciples and was also convicted in the 2019 case concerning the murder of journalist Ram Chander Chhatrapati.
- Haryana authorities and Dera representatives say the decision complies with the 2022 law and good‑conduct provisions that allow annual parole and furlough.
- Victims’ family members, Sikh organisations and opposition leaders objected, noting his time out of prison now exceeds 400 days and often coincides with religious events or elections.