Satlok Ashram chief Rampal gets big relief, Life sentence suspended in followers' death case

Satlok Ashram chief and self-proclaimed saint Rampal has got a big relief from the court. Sant Rampal's life imprisonment sentence has been suspended by the Punjab and Haryana High Court. Let us tell you that seven years ago, Sant Rampal was sentenced to life imprisonment by the court in the case of death of five followers. Now after 5 years, Rampal has got relief in this case.

Why was Rampal sentenced?

In fact, in the year 2018, self-proclaimed saint Rampal, head of Satlok Ashram, and some of his followers were convicted by the court in two separate cases related to murder, hostage taking and criminal conspiracy. These cases were registered on 19 November 2014 at Barwala police station in Hisar district.

There was a clash between the police and followers

There was a clash between the police and Raampal's followers at his Satlok Ashram near Barwala town in Hisar district. Five people including four women were killed in this clash. This incident was discussed all over the country.

Petition was filed to suspend the sentence

In the petition filed in Punjab and Haryana High Court, a demand was made to suspend the life sentence given to Rampal by a court in Hisar in October 2018. The division bench of Justice Gurvinder Singh Gill and Justice Deepinder Singh Nalwa has passed this order after hearing the petition filed by Rampal.