Dera Sacha Sauda chief Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh is serving a 20-year jail term for raping two women disciples at his ashram in Sirsa, where the dera is headquartered. He was convicted by a special CBI court in Panchkula in August 2017.
The murder of a Dera Sacha Sauda follower came days after Shiv Sena leader Sudhir Suri s shot dead in Amritsar. These cases rose serious questions on law and order situation in the state.
A Dera Sacha Sauda follower, who was an accused in a 2015 sacrilege incident, was shot dead on Thursday by five unidentified assailants in Punjab's Faridkot district, police said.