Security forces, including the army, asked an estimated one lakh followers of Dera Sacha Sauda to vacate the controversial sects headquarters in Haryanas Sirsa on Saturday, a day after violence over the conviction of its chief Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh in a rape case singed the state and left 31 people dead.

Lakhs of followers of the 50-year-old cult leader went on the rampage in Panchkula, where a CBI court convicted Singh in the 15-year-old case, and other places of Haryana -- setting vehicles on fire, damaging residential and business properties and waging pitched battles with security forces.

Meanwhile, Canada and United Kingdom governments has issued a safety advisory for its citizens in India following the conviction of Ram Rahim, saying tensions remain high in Punjab and Haryana, and various other areas.