Ram Rahim withdraws parole plea

Jailed Dera Sacha Sauda chief Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh Monday withdrew his parole application which applied for farming at his fields in Haryana's Sirsa.

"He withdrew his parole application on Monday," a senior official of Haryana Prisons Department said, refusing to divulge further details.

Ram Rahim, behind bars at Sunaria jail in Haryana's Rohtak district after being convicted in two rape cases and murder case of a journalist, had sought 42 days of parole to look after his fields in Sirsa district.

Following his application for the parole, the jail superintendent had written to the Sirsa district administration.

In a letter dated June 18, the official had sought a report whether releasing Ram Rahim on parole would be feasible or not.

In the communique, the jail superintendent had mentioned that Dera Sacha Sauda chief's conduct in the jail had been good and he had not violated any rule.

The Sirsa district administration had been asked to submit a report to the Rohtak division ...