Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh had sexual relations with his (adopted) daughter Honeypreet

Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh had sexual relations with his (adopted) daughter Honeypreet

Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh has held the entire country captive for about five days now. Since his verdict in a 15-year-old rape case was announced on Friday (August 25) to the quantum of the sentence being pronounced on Monday, Ram Rahim has been a permanent fixture in places ranging from newsrooms to drawing room conversations.

He was on Monday sentenced to 20 years jail for rape and criminal intimidation and fined Rs 30 lakh. 10 years imprisonment in each of the two cases of rape. Both the sentences will run consecutively. Judge Jagdeep Singh awarded a consecutive sentence of 10 years for each rape case. (Of the Rs30 lakh fine, Rs14 lakh each would be provided as compensation to the victims,” the CBI said.