Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh Conviction: Army Near Dera Sacha Sauda Base In Haryana's Sirsa

There is huge security presence near the headquarters of Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh's Dera Sacha Sauda

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36 killed, 250 injured in violence after Ram Rahim verdict
Situation in riot-hit Panchkula, Sirsa tense but under control
Army presence near the headquarters of Dera sect in Sirsa

Sirsa/Chandigarh: A large number of Army troops patrolled near the main base in Haryana's Sirsa town of the Dera Sacha Sauda, a day after its followers went on the rampage over its leader Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh's conviction in a rape case. The situation in Sirsa and Panchkula - where the verdict was announced and there was maximum violence - is "very tense but under control", the Home Ministry said today. 36 people have died and over 250 have been injured in the clashes that also spread to other parts of Haryana and Punjab.

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There is a huge presence of Army and the riot police near the Dera headquarters in Sirsa, where at least 10,000 Ram Rahim followers are believed to be inside. The Army said its soldiers have no orders yet to enter the campus.
The Army and district authorities have been making announcements through loudspeakers, asking those inside to leave the premises.
Near the Sirsa campus, 2 AK-47s and a pistol have been found in a car. Centres of the sect in different cities, referred to as Naam Charcha Ghars, are being searched and sealed. Fifteen Dera supporters have been arrested since last night, the police said.
Ram Rahim, the chief of the Dera Sacha Sauda sect, will be sentenced on Monday; he has been kept in a special prison cell in Rohtak and his Z security - which made him one of India's most protected people - has been withdrawn.
The 50-year-old self-styled "godman" will not be brought to Panchkula for the sentencing. Judge, Jagdeep Singh, who delivered the verdict, will be taken to the Rohtak prison where court proceedings will be held.
In a severe reprimand to the state government today, the Punjab and Haryana High Court said, "You let Panchkula burn for your political motives." The court has said the many properties of Ram Rahim's sect will be seized to pay for the massive damages caused to public property.
Curfew is in place in Panchkula, Sirsa and Kaithal in Haryana as well in some towns in Punjab. Large gatherings have been banned in 11 districts of Delhi, nine districts of Uttar Pradesh and one in Rajasthan after violence along the border with Haryana.
Authorities relaxed the curfew for four hours today in some towns in Punjab to enable residents to buy food and other essential items.
After the conviction of the Dera chief on Friday, his supporters rampaged in response, attacking railway stations, petrol pumps and television vans in towns across Punjab and Haryana. Dozens of cars were burning in Panchkula town while a bloodied body lay in the middle of a road.
In tweets, Prime Minister Narendra Modi condemned the violence, saying it was "deeply distressing" and added the situation was being closely monitored. The Prime Minister's officer has reportedly instructed central and state officials to work round the clock to restore law and order.