Security Given To Dera Chief Based On Threat Perception: ML Khattar

According to officials, Gurmeet Ram Rahim was given the Z-plus security cover by the state government during his 21-day furlough due to a "high-level threat" to his life from pro-Khalistan elements.

Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar on Wednesday said Z-plus security cover has been provided to Dera Sacha Sauda chief Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh based on the threat perception.

If a prisoner, whether lodged inside jail or out on furlough, faces a threat, it is the government's duty to provide security to him, the chief minister said.

According to officials, Singh was given the Z-plus security cover by the state government during his 21-day furlough due to a "high-level threat" to his life from pro-Khalistan elements.

Singh, who is serving a 20-year jail term for raping two of his women disciples in his ashram in Sirsa, was released on furlough on February 7 from Rohtak district's Sunaria jail.