CHANDIGARH: The death toll in the violence following Dera Sacha Sauda chief Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh’s conviction in a rape case climbed up to 36 today even as there was no report of fresh violence in Haryana.
State authorities are now trying to ensure that there are no untoward incidents tomorrow or on Monday when the special CBI court judge will be flown to the district jail in Sunaria in Rohtak for pronouncing the quantum of sentence.
“Thirty six people have died, out of which six casualties are in Sirsa and remaining are in Panchkula,” DGP B S Sandhu said this evening.
Thirteen persons from among the 36 deceased have been identified, the police said.
No untoward incident was reported from neighbouring Punjab also as security forces conducted flag marches and kept a tight vigil in the sensitive areas. Curfew was also relaxed at some places where it had been imposed.
Facing flak over the failure to check violence by Dera Sacha Sauda followers, the Haryana Government today suspended the Deputy Commissioner of Police, Panchkula, alleging that a “defective” order by him allowed the crowd build-up in the district. (AGENCIES)
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