Dera Sacha Sauda chief Gurmeet Ram Rahim, who is serving a 20-year jail sentence in Haryana's Sunaria jail for raping two of his disciples, was on Sunday tested positive for Covid-19.
He has been shifted to COVID ward at Medanta Hospital in Gurugram.
Earlier on Thursday, he had undergone some tests at the Post Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences (PGIMS), Rohtak after he complained of abdominal pain. The 53-year-old sect head of the Sirsa-headquartered Dera was taken to Medanta Hospital for further tests on Sunday morning and he was diagnosed Coronavirus positive. In May, he was admitted to the government hospital after he complained of dizziness and blood pressure fluctuation. He was discharged after an overnight stay at the hospital.
Convicted on August 25, 2017, the dera chief is serving a 20-year jail term for the rape of two women disciples, and life imprisonment for the murder of Sirsa-based journalist Ram Chander Chhatrapati.