The Supreme Court has directed Gurmeet Ram Rahim and others to respond to the CBI's plea challenging their acquittal.

The CBI has appealed against the order issued by the Punjab and Haryana High Court on May 28.

New Delhi: On Friday, the Supreme Court asked Dera Sacha Sauda chief Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh and four others to respond to a CBI appeal challenging their acquittal in a 2002 murder case. A bench consisting of Chief Justice of India Sanjiv Khanna and Justice Sanjay Kumar issued notices to the individuals acquitted in the case, seeking their responses.

The CBI has contested the order passed by the Punjab and Haryana High Court on May 28, 2024, which acquitted Singh and four others in connection with the murder of Ranjit Singh, the sect's former manager.