Security tightened in Haryana following Sikh sect protests
Rohtak/ Narwana: Authorities in Haryana have imposed strict security measures across the state to prevent any untoward incident in the wake of protests by the followers of a Sikh sect agitating over the filing of a murder case against
their chief Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh. The followers of the Dera Sacha Sauda, a
sub-sect of Sikhs, went on a rampage at several places in the state and also in
Punjab on Saturday to voice their ire at their chief Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh's
name figuring in the murder case. The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) had
booked Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh last week in connection with the murder of Faqir
Chand in 1991. "We have deployed security around state-run offices. We have sent
for more to Railway Police and as per our information no untoward has taken place
in Rohtak district and we are prepared to handle any situation," Anil Kumar Rao,
Senior Superintendent of Police, Rohtak. Earlier, activists of Dera Sacha Sauda
torched a bus at Narwana in Jind district of the state. "There were about 25-26
persons, they did not say anything they just stopped the bus, sprayed petrol and
set it on fire. There were about 100 people in the bus," said Prateek, driver
of the bus.
