Panchkula: The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) special court on Friday convicted Sirsa-based Dera Sacha Sauda chief Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh and five others in a Dera follower murder case.
CBI special court judge Sushil Garg pronounced Dera Sacha Sauda chief, Krishan Lal, Jasbir, Avtaar and Sabdil guilty. Another accused Inder Sain had died in October 2020.
The court will pronounce the quantum of punishment on October 12.
Dera chief Ram Rahim was convicted and sentenced in two cases of rape and for the murder of a journalist. He is currently lodged at Sunaria jail in Rohtak.
The Punjab and Haryana High Court had dismissed a petition on October 5, seeking the transfer of the Dera follower murder case from Panchkula CBI Special Judge to any other Special CBI court.
The Dera follower was shot dead when he was returning from his fields in his native village in Kurukshetra district on July 10, 2002.
