In Haryana, sedition and attempt to murder charges have been slapped against seven persons, including five Haryana police personnel, who were part of the Dera Sacha Sauda chief's security paraphernalia when he had arrived at Panchkula to appear in a CBI court on Friday. <br/><br/>Police said, the seven security personnel of Dera Sacha Sauda chief Gurmeet Singh had allegedly tried to free him when the self-styled godman was brought outside the Panchkula Court complex after his conviction in a rape case. Police said, the securitymen of the Dera chief were produced before the court yesterday which sent them to a seven-day police remand. <br/><br/>Meanwhile, peace is prevailing in the state after violence broke out in Panchkula and other places over the conviction of Dera chief. Curfew has been lifted from Kaithal district however it is still continuing in Sirsa district. <br/><br/>The Sirsa administration has decided to provide buses for Gurmeet Singh's followers willing to leave the sect's headquarters. Army and paramilitary forces have appealed to Dera followers inside the sect's headquarters to vacate the area.<br/><br/>The security have been strengthened in Punjab and Haryana ahead of pronouncement of quantum of sentence to the Dera Chief on Monday. Punjab and Haryana High Court has ordered the Haryana Government to make necessary arrangements for the special CBI judge and the two staff members. <br/><br/>At Rohtak, the ten Sunaria jail would be converted into CBI court for a day on Monday. The army and paramilitary forces are staging flag march in sensitive districts of the both states.
News On AIR | August 27, 2017 5:59 PM
Sedition, attempt to murder charges slapped against 7 securitymen of Dera chief