Ram Rahim Singh: Indian court jails spiritual guru for life over journalist murder

Singh, who heads Sacha Sauda sect, is currently serving 20-year for rape of two followers

An Indian court sentenced a popular and flamboyant spiritual guru and three followers to life in prison on Thursday over the murder 16 years ago of a journalist who published a letter about the guru's alleged sexual exploitation of women.

The guru, who calls himself Dr Saint Gurmeet Singh Ram Rahim Insan, received the sentence through a video link from a prison where he is serving a 20-year sentence in a separate case involving the raping of two female followers.