Rampal verdict today: Here’s all you need to know about the engineer turned self-styled godman

The Hisar court in Haryana will on Tuesday pronounce its verdict on two criminal cases registered against self-styled godman Rampal.

The verdict will be pronounced by Judicial Magistrate Hisar Mukesh Kumar.

Rampal is facing a number of cases relating to various charges including sedition, arson, rioting, attempt to murder, preventing government servants from performing duty and others.

On November 17, 2014, a case was registered against Rampal and his followers under IPC sections 186 (Obstructing public servant in discharge of his public function), 332 (Voluntarily causing hurt to deter public servant from his duty) and 353 (Assault or use of criminal force to deter a public servant from discharging his duty).

Another case was registered against Rampal and his followers — Purshotam Dass, Raj Kumar, Mohinder Singh, Rajender Singh, Rahul and 30-40 other persons — on November 18, 2014 on a complaint of Sukhdev Singh of Ratia (Fatehabad) under IPC sections 147 (Rioting), 149 (Unlawful assembly, every other member of such assembly shall be guilty of the offence), 188 (disobedient to an order lawfully promulgated by a public servant) and 342 (Wrongfully confining any person).

Rampal was arrested in 2014 after a tense standoff between some of his supporters and the police when close to …read more