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Pastor sentenced for life in 2018 rape case
Hindustan Times Haryana
|April 02, 2025
A court in Mohali district of Punjab on Tuesday sentenced controversial self-styled pastor Bajinder Singh to life imprisonment in a 2018 rape case, observing that the 42-year-old committed a heinous offence by misusing his position as a preacher.
MOHALI:
Additional district and sessions judge Vikrant Kumar pronounced the verdict after Singh, who runs The Church of Glory and Wisdom at Majri in Mohali, was brought to the court from Patiala jail amid tight security.
This story is from the April 02, 2025 edition of Hindustan Times Haryana.
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