Chandigarh: Dera Sacha Sauda chief Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh and four others accused in a 19-year-old murder case were sentenced to life imprisonment. Ram Rahim has been lodged in jail in Haryana's Rohtak since his 2017 conviction for the rape of two followers, and is also serving a life-term for another murder.

The four others are Krishan Lal, Jasbir Singh, Avtar Singh and Sabdil.

The case pertains to the murder of of manager Ranjit Singh nearly two decades ago.

Ram Rahim will also pay a Rs 31 lakh fine. The other convicts will also pay fines - Abdil has been told to pay Rs 1.5 lakh, Krishnan and Jasbir must pay Rs 1.25 lakh each and Avtar must pay Rs 75,000.

Fifty per cent of this amount will go to Ranjit Singh's family.

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