Currently, out on parole, Rape convict Gurmeet Ram Rahim cuts cake with sword, video goes viral

New Delhi: Dera Sacha Sauda chief Gurmeet Ram Rahim, who is currently out on parole was seen “celebrating” by cutting a cake with a sword.

The Sirsa-Dera chief, Gurmeet Ram Rahim is serving a 20-year jail term for rape and murder, is currently out on a 40-day parole from the Sunaria Jail in Haryana’s Rohtak district.

Now, a video of the celebration by Ram Rahim cutting the giant cake has gone viral on social media.

Ram Rahim in his bail application, said that he wanted to attend the birth anniversary event of former Dera chief Shah Satnam Singh on January 25.

Haryana | Dera Sacha Sauda chief Gurmeet Ram Rahim was spotted cutting a cake with a sword during his ongoing 40-day parole (23.01) pic.twitter.com/bVrD6ce5q7

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In the video which has gone viral on social media, the Dera chief can be heard saying “I got a chance after five years so i should cut at least five cakes and this is the first one”

Rape & murder convict #DeraSachaSuada chief #GurmeetRamRahim celebrates his parole with cake cutting that too with sword in front of his ardent followers.#RamRahim reached his #BarnawaAshram in #Baghpat after he got a 40 day parole from the court.#Haryana #ViralVideo pic.twitter.com/pOF6SC4LO7

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However, the public display of weapons is prohibited under the Arms Act (Cutting cake with sword).

On Monday, Ram Rahim virtually inaugurated a mega cleanliness campaign organised by his sect’s volunteers across multiple locations in Haryana and in some other states. During the event, some senior Bharatiya Janata Party leaders from Haryana, including Rajya Sabha MP Krishan Lal Panwar and former minister Krishan Kumar Bedi also participated in the event.

In the last fourteen months, this is the fourth time and second time in less than three months that Ram Rahim has been granted parole.

In October 2022, Ram Rahim was released on parole for 40 days ahead of the Haryana panchayat election and the Adampur Assembly bypoll.

In August 2017, Ram Rahim was convicted by a special CBI court in Panchkula for raping two women followers.