Thousands of supporters of Indian National Lok Dal, INLD, Chief Om Prakash Chautala today clashed with police who used batons and teargas to control them outside Rohini court in Delhi. The court is set to pronounce its sentence against the former Haryana Chief Minister and his son Ajay Chautala in the junior basic trained (JBT) teachers scam.
The supporters had gathered outside the complex in the early hours and clashed with police after it prevented them
from entering the court complex. The police used batons and teargas to control the supporters.
Security has been tightened around the complex and entry has been restricted in the court. Courtwork was also affected and lawyers faced problems getting in.
On January 16th, the court had held 78-year-old Om Prakash Chautala, his son Ajay Chautala and 53 others guilty of illegally recruiting 3,206 JBT teachers in the state in 2000.
They have all been held guilty of cheating, forgery, using fake documents as genuine, conspiracy under the IPC and for abusing their official position under the Prevention of Corruption Act.