'Yeshu Yeshu' fame pastor Bajinder Singh gets life term in 2018 rape case

A court in Punjab's Mohali on Tuesday sentenced self-styled pastor Bajinder Singh to life imprisonment in a 2018 rape case.

The court of Additional District and Sessions Judge (ADSJ) Vikrant Kumar pronounced the verdict.

Bajinder was pronounced guilty on March 28 under sections 376 (rape), 323 (punishment for voluntary causing hurt) and 506 (criminal intimidation) of the Indian Penal Code. Five other accused were acquitted in the case.

The case was registered on a complaint filed by a woman at the Zirakpur police station in Mohali in 2018. The victim had accused him of rape under the pretext of sending her abroad.

Additionally, a separate case of sexual harassment involving a Kapurthala-based follower is yet to be presented in court.

Tight security arrangements were made at the court complex before the pronouncement of the verdict on Tuesday.

Bajinder Singh, widely known as the 'Yeshu Yeshu' pastor, gained popularity through viral videos of his sermons, frequently accompanied by the chant 'Mera Yeshu Yeshu.'