Convicted of rape and murder, self-styled godman GurmeetRam Rahim has shown the symptoms of coronavirus in the past few days. Afterhis health deteriorated he was admitted to PGI Rohtak for the treatment onWednesday evening.
However, as of now, there is no official confirmationabout his admission to the hospital. It is learnt that he was taken to PGIRohtak amidst tight security and has been admitted to the VIP ward.
It may be noted here that the Dera sect head was lodged inthe Rohtak prison after he was convicted in the 2002 rape and murder case.Earlier, when he showed the symptoms of the contagious disease, prison doctorsdiagnosed him. Perhaps, his health worsened a few hours later, and to treat him ateam of doctors from PGIMS Rohtak was called, which decided to take him to thehospital.
As it was an extremely confidential case, PGIMS was cordoned off and at 6:10 pm Ram Rahim was brought to the medical facility amidst the tight security.
Notably, the ambulance drove to the hospital under thesupervision of Deputy Superintendent of Police Shamsher Singh Dahiya. To keepup the security, police convoys were ahead and behind the ambulance.
Apparently, since punishment, it is the second time when RamRahim has been brought out of jail. Earlier, in January the Dera sect wasseen visiting his mother who was admitted to a Gurugram hospital. The video ofhis visit did round on the internet and the record of his departure was also kept by the government. And this time, his own health deteriorated, and hasbeen taken to PGIMS for treatment.
Panchkula Court on 25 August 2017, convicted Gurmeet RamRahim in the 2002 rape and murder case. The court sentenced him to life imprisonment and waslodged in the Sunaria jail’s ‘approval cell’. He has also sought parole several times fromthe court but his request got quashed each time.