Dera chief verdict: Army called in Panchkula, Sirsa

August 24, 2017 22:22

The Army was today called in the highly sensitive Panchkula and Sirsa districts to deal with any law and order situation that may arise in the wake of tomorrow's court verdict involving head of Dera Sacha Sauda, Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh.

Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar today spoke to Union Home minister Rajnath Singh and Defence minister Arun Jaitley and apprised them of the emerging law and order situation ahead of tomorrow's court verdict in Panchkula, official sources told PTI in Chandigarh.

The Army has been called in the two sensitive districts, Panchkula and Sirsa, they said.

IMAGE: Security personnel stand guard at a road that was closed as part of security arrangements ahead of the verdict in the rape trial of Gurumeet Ram Rahim, in Chandigarh on Thursday. PTI Photo

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