The chairperson of Dera Sacha Sauda, Vipssana Insan, on Saturday expressed concern and grief over the ruckus that was created post the conviction of Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh in a 15-year-old rape case, stating that the attack on media was "condemnable."
Speaking to ANI, Vipssana said, "Attack on the media is condemnable. Miscreants who entered the peaceful gathering caused violence in which the property of the media and government property were damaged. We request the common people and saints to keep calm and maintain peace".
Following are the updates related to the case:
- Notification on District Jail, Sunaria as place of sitting of CBI Court, Panchkula for pronouncement of quantum of sentence against Ram Rahim Singh.
- Deputy Advocate General Gurdass Singh Salwara sacked after he reportedly carried luggage of Ram Rahim Singh.
- People vacate Dera Sacha Sauda Ashram in Sirsa's Bajenka village on the orders of Police and Army and also being inspected in Haryana.
- Government cannot stop people from gathering in large numbers but the State (Haryana) should have :Punjab CM Captain Amarinder Singh
- Ram Rahim Singh won't be produced in Panchkula says Haryana DGP B S Sandhu.
- Curfew will be relaxed till 6:00 pm today, will assess situation, if everything remains peaceful will lift curfew in coming time says SSP Bhatinda.
- 17 casualties, post-mortem underway; 90 people were admitted last night, no case of bullet injury says CMO, Civil Hospital, Panchkula post Ram Rahim Verdict.
- Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh chaired a high-level meeting over law and order situation in the state Ram Rahim Verdict.
- Punjab Police and Army conducted flag march in Punjab's Moga.
- We found axes, batons, petrol bombs etc there. All objectionable objects seized and Dera has been completely vacated says Kaithal DC.
- Police is in the process of establishing the identity of the 28 dead persons says Haryana Chief Secy Depinder Singh .
Yesterday, Chief Ministers of Haryana and Punjab -- Manohar Lal Khattar and Captain (Retired) Amarinder Singh issued separate appeals for maintenance of law and order and calm after followers of Dera Sacha Sauda (DSS) chief Gurmeeet Ram Rahim went berserk with grief and anger over his conviction on an alleged rape charge.
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