Hours before the court proceedings against rape convict Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh, scheduled to take place around 2:30 p. today, the Additional Director General of Police on Monday directed the district administration to be on high alert and arrange special security measures for any ruckus in the city.

ADGP Anand Kumar has directed the police to monitor the Dera Sacha Ashram and bases in the NCR. A high alert has been given to all districts of the Agra zone, and also to the Meerut Zone on the UP borders.

While necessary security arrangements have been made, instructions have also been given to the district administration to impose Section 144 when needed.Special vigilance and security arrangements have been made in the Meerut Zone.

Instructions have also been given for enhancing surveillance on the border areas adjoining Delhi-Haryana.Intensive checking of vehicles and police force deployment has been ordered on state borders.

Earlier in the day, the Delhi Police, while dismissing the same, said everything would function as normal."There are some rumours being spread on the WhatsApp and other platforms that schools will remain closed on Monday as the sentencing is scheduled. Also, we have also been told that rumours have been spread about gatherings of Ram Rahim's followers in parts of East Delhi. I would like to notify that all these are fake, and people must stop spreading them immediately," Madhur Verma, Delhi Police's Public Relations Officer told ANI.