Quick Info
| Profession | Dera Sacha Sauda Chief, Actor, Singer |
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| Nationality | Indian |
| Date of Birth | 15/08/1967 |
| Age | 59 years |
| Birthplace | Sri Gurusar Modia, Sri Ganganagar, Rajasthan, India |
| Caste | Jatt (Sikh) |
| Zodiac sign | Leo |
| Hometown | Sirsa, Haryana, India |
| Blood Group | O negative |
| Political Inclination | Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) |
Latest News about Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh
25/08/2026
Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh was granted a 21-day furlough and left Sunaria jail in Rohtak to stay at the Dera Sacha Sauda headquarters in Sirsa. This was his third temporary release in 2026 and the 17th since his 2017 conviction. He returned to jail after the furlough ended in September 2026.
26/05/2026
He was granted a 30-day parole and stayed at the Dera Sacha Sauda headquarters in Sirsa. The release came while he continued serving a 20-year sentence in the rape case involving two disciples.
07/03/2026
The Punjab and Haryana High Court acquitted Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh in the 2002 murder case of journalist Ram Chander Chhatrapati, overturning the earlier conviction in that matter. The decision did not affect his separate conviction and sentence in the rape case.
05/01/2026
He was released from Sunaria jail on a 40-day parole and stayed at his ashram in Sirsa during the period. The parole was one of several temporary releases granted to him in recent years.
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Bio/Wiki
| Real Name | Harpal Singh |
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Physical Stats & More
| Height | 5' 11" (180 cm) | ||||||
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| Weight | 90 Kg (198 lbs) | ||||||
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| Eye Color | Dark Brown | ||||||
| Hair Color | Black |
Educational Qualification(s)
| Dropped out of school after Class 10 | 1 |
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| Expelled from school when in Class 9 | 1 |
Personal Life
| Religion/Religious Views | Dera Sacha Sauda believes in humanity as the greatest religion. |
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| Address | Shah Satnam Ji Dham, Sirsa, Haryana |
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Relationships & More
| Marital Status | Married |
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| Affairs/Girlfriends | Not Known |
Family
| Father | Maghar Singh (landlord) |
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| Mother | Nasib Kaur (homemaker) |
| Siblings | He is an only child. |
| Spouse | Harjeet Kaur |
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Career
| Debut (as an actor) | MSG: The Messenger of God (2015) |
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Style Quotient
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Some Lesser Known Facts
| 1. Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh was born to Maghar Singh Sidhu and Naseeb Kaur after 18 years of marriage. | |
| 2. His father, Maghar Singh, was a landlord in Rajasthan's Sri Ganganagar district. | |
| 3. Born into a Sikh family, Gurmeet was not particularly inclined towards any religious faith. | |
| 4. Gurmeet's father started going to Dera Sacha Sauda, a religious cult, when Gurmeet was a child. | |
| 5. Gurmeet became a Dera worker at the age of 7, following his father's footsteps. | |
| 6. While not very spiritual initially, Gurmeet assisted his father in Seva and performed odd jobs at the Dera. | |
| 7. At 18 years old in the 1980s, he married Harjeet Kaur. | |
| 8. In 1990, Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh became the third Chief of the DSS at 23 years old. | |
| 9. Some of Singh's followers considered him to be the rebirth of Baba Balochistani. | |
| 10. Allegations against him surfaced in 2002 after a sadhvi wrote a letter to Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee. | |
| 11. In 2007, he sparked controversy by wearing a robe similar to Guru Gobind Singh's. | |
| 12. He adopted a girl named Honeypreet as his third daughter. | |
| 13. In 2012, he released his first commercial music album, "Thank You For That." | |
| 14. Ram Rahim was involved in hosting 'Ruhani Ru-ba-Ru Nights' concerts. | |
| 15. The Indian Express listed him among the 100 most powerful Indians in 2015. | |
| 16. He holds 22 Guinness World Records for various achievements. | |
| 17. He collaborated with the American Society of Echocardiography to set a world record for 'Most Cardiac Echo Tests.' | |
| 18. His followers began using the surname 'Insan.' | |
| 19. In 2009, he launched a campaign against forced prostitution and rescued women from the sex trade. | |
| 20. He encouraged his followers to marry former sex workers, resulting in 1500 marriages. | |
| 21. Gurmeet established the MSG Bharatiya Khel Gaon, a sports complex spread across 23 acres at his Dera headquarters. |