NEW DELHI –
An Indian court has the guru Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh on Monday sentenced to ten years imprisonment for rape. Friday, he was already found guilty of the rape of two women in a case that dates back to 2002.
Supporters of the self-proclaimed saint and leader of the spiritual organisation Dera Sacha Sauda were Friday in the Northern Indian city of Panchkula to come to the lawsuit to attend. That led to violent protests, which certainly 38 people were killed and more than two hundred injured. The movement of the guru, consists of a large number of followers in Punjab and Haryana.