Rs 126 crore: The amount Haryana lost in Dera violence

January 16, 2018 13:18

Haryana suffered losses worth Rs 126 crore during the violence that had erupted after Dera Sacha Sauda head Gurmeet Ram Rahim was convicted of rape by the special CBI court on August 25, 2017, at Panchkula. The loss includes damage to public and private property, revenue loss to various departments and expenses incurred on security.

According to the revised gist of claims and losses incurred during the violence the state has suffered a loss of Rs 1,26,68,71,700 in all the districts. Ambala suffered the maximum loss of Rs 46.84 crore among violence-hit districts.

Fatehabad came in second with Rs 14.87 crore losses because of revenue loss and money spent on resources used to control the situation.

Another district, Sirsa, which houses the dera headquarters, suffered Rs 13.57 crore loss. The epicentre of violence, Panchkula, which witnessed maximum violence and led to the killing of 36 people in police firing, suffered losses worth Rs 10.57 crore.

The details have been submitted by the Haryana advocate general to the Punjab and Haryana high court, which is hearing a matter related to the violence.

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