Tweeple hail Dera chief conviction but denounce violence in Punjab, Haryana

MSG aka Messenger of God is also a sobriquet used for Ram Rahim Singh

Dera Sacha Sauda Chief, Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh was on Friday convicted by a CBI court in a 14-year-old rape case and Twitter cannot stop hailing the decision. The quantum of sentence will, however, be announced on August 28.
 

The Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF), the Border Security Force (BSF) and the state police were present inside the premises of the court, when Justice Jagdeep Singh read out the verdict. The case was registered by the CBI in 2002 against the self-styled godman after allegations of sexual exploitation of two women followers through anonymous letters.
 

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