{
  "id": 3187509,
  "title": "Gurmeet Ram Rahim gets 21-day furlough",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/25/gurmeet-ram-rahim-gets-21-day-furlough",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-25T04:16:56.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Hindu",
    "slug": "the-hindu",
    "url": "https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/haryana/gurmeet-ram-rahim-gets-21-day-furlough/article71387251.ece"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Chief of Dera Sacha Sauda, Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh, who is currently serving a 20-year prison sentence for raping two of his disciples, has been granted a 21-day furlough. According to sources, he will spend this period at his Sirsa headquarters, Dera. This will mark the 17th time Ram Rahim has been allowed to leave prison since his conviction in August 2017. Presently, he is held in the Sunaria jail in Rohtak, Haryana. In May, he was given a 30-day parole, and in January, a 40-day parole was granted to him.",
  "summary": "It will be the 17th time Ram Rahim will move out of the prison since his conviction in August 2017",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Hindustan Times",
        "title": "Rape convict Gurmeet Ram Rahim walks out of prison on 21-day furlough",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/25/rape-convict-gurmeet-ram-rahim-walks-out-of-prison-on-21-day-furlough",
        "published": "2026-08-25T02:23:51.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}