Ram Rahim Convicted: Here Is How Dera Chief Has Earned His Wealth
Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh, today (25 August) was convicted of raping two women followers in 2002. He has been arrested and will be sentenced on Monday.
An estimated 1.5 lakh Dera followers including men, women, and children gathered in Panchkula, where a CBI court delivered its verdict in a rape case against Dera Sacha Sauda head Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh. As expected, there have been clashes between the forces and his supporters. Media was attacked, OB vans destroyed and journalists attacked.
He has been the head of the India-based self-proclaimed "socio-spiritual" organization Dera Sacha Sauda (DSS) since 23 September 1990.
Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh is one of the 36 people in India who get a VVIP Status and a Z-plus level security cover. The Baba was ranked 96th in the Indian Express list of 100 most powerful Indians in 2015.
The newspaper had claimed, besides having five crore devotees, he has sold over 10 million CDs of his album Love Charger and has turned filmmaker-actor.
He owns over 700 acres of agricultural land, a 175-bed hospital, plenty of gas stations, supermarket complexes, and over 250 ashrams around the world.
His annual income is estimated to be over Rs 60 crore, reports Jansatta. According to an income tax data, in 2010-11 Dera’s income was Rs 165,248,455. In the year 2011-12, it grew to Rs 202,099,999. Moreover, in the 2012-13 year, it touched Rs 290,818,760.
The cult enjoys tax exemption from Income Tax Department under Section 10(23) in The Income Tax Act.1995.
Gurmeet Singh has used his position to launch an acting and singing career. Also known as Rockstar Baba, the trailer for his movie MSG received over 1.5 million views within a week of its release.He starred, produced, and scripted in five movies.
