Ram Rahim's plea for parole to be decided after police chief's report: Haryana jail minister

Haryana Jail Minister Krishan Lal Panwar on Monday said the matter relating to granting parole to jailed self-styled godman Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh will be decided after the police chief of the area concerned sends a report to the court.The jail administration has submitted a report on Ram Rahim's parole to the police commissioner who will send it to court for approval, he said.Ram Rahim is currently lodged at Sunaria jail in Rohtak after being convicted and sentenced in two cases of rape and for the murder of a journalist."All convicts are entitled to parole after serving for two years. The superintendent of jail has mentioned in the report that Ram Rahim's conduct was fine in the prison," Panwar told ANI."After this, the report will be submitted to the local police. A decision will be taken by the police commissioner after verification," he said when asked to comment on the appeal of the self-styled godman for parole.Ram Rahim has sought parole, saying he wants to farm his land in ..