Allegation against self styled godman Dera Chief Ram Rahim was that he was sexually abused two of his disciples residing in a hostel located on the premises of Dera Sachaa in Sirsa,Haryana.A CBI court in Panchkula awarded life imprisonment on Thursday (18 January).
Timeline
2002: Anonymous letters addressed to then Prime Minister of India and the then Chief Justice of Punjab and Haryana High Court, alleging sexual exploitation of women followers at Dera Sacha Sauda in Sirsa
September 24, 2002: The Punjab and Haryana High Court hands over the case to Central Bureau of Investigation(CBI)
July 30, 2007: CBI files chargesheet against the Dera Sacha Sauda chief Ram Rabin
September 6, 2008: Charges framed against Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh under Sections 376 (rape) and 506 (criminal intimidation) of the Indian Penal Code( IPC) by special.CBI court
April 5, 2011: Special CBI court shifted to Panchkula from Ambala in the state of Haryana the case also transferred to the Panchkula CBI court
August 17, 2017: Special CBI Judge Jagdeep Singh reserves verdict for August 25
August 25: Dera head held guilty of rape.
