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Indian 'rape guru' Ram Rahim jailed for 10 years

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This file photo taken on September 8, 2015 shows Indian chief of the religious sect Dera Sacha Sauda (DSS) Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh at a news conference to launch the score for his film `MSG-2 The Messenger` in Mumbai. AFP
This file photo taken on September 8, 2015 shows Indian chief of the religious sect Dera Sacha Sauda (DSS) Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh at a news conference to launch the score for his film `MSG-2 The Messenger` in Mumbai. AFP

An Indian court sentenced a controversial religious leader to 10 years in prison on Monday for raping two of his followers, a lawyer told AFP.
"Ram Rahim has been sentenced to 10 years in jail," defence lawyer Utsav Singh Bains said after the sentence was pronounced at a makeshift court in the northern state of Haryana.

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