Haryana self-styled 'Godman' is angry with the decision of
Ramesh Singh's rape. Thousands of his followers launched the throwing of
avalanche stones or breaking the media vehicle. At least 28 people were killed
and scores injured Police fired in the air and also lobbed tear gas and let go
water cannons on the protesters to quell the violence, which is spreading in
Haryana, Punjab and even Rajasthan. A reporter of CNN News 18 TV said a steady
stream of ambulances was bringing scores of people to the hospital, soaked in
blood. He describe the scenee as "chaos", It was not clear if the injuries were due to
police action or violence by Dera followers. "The flow of injured is not
stopping," said the reporter in his dispatch, which also showed pictures
of vehicles burning, and at least one person lying motionless by the roadside.
The report said the man was dead. It said at least 100 people were injured and
more than 17 people died, but this could not be immediately confirmed.
Immediately after a court here convicted the Dera Sacha Sauda chief, many of
his followers, including a big number of women, broke police barricades and
security cordons. At least three OB vans of private television channels are
damaged. Two vans were overturned by a mob.
The India Today Group's TV channel
showed pictures of its correspondent and cameraman being attacked while they
were traversing in a van in Sirsa, the Dera’s headquarters. The camera captured
images of the (Haryana) windshields and windows being attacked by men with
sticks. The glass shattered and one of the occupants of the van was heard
moaning. The video then showed his bloodied face. The police fired in the air
and lobbed tear gas shells on sections of the crowds, many of them camping
since last night on the streets of Panchkula. The police also used water
cannons and batons on the protesters. CBI judge Jagdeep Singh, while holding
the 50-year-old Dera chief guilty of raping, said the quantum of sentence will
be pronounced on August 28, CBI counsel HPS Verma told reporters outside the
court. The punishment can be a jail term of not less than seven years but may
too extend to life imprisonment.Army personnel and central paramilitary forces
took control of Panchkula in the CBI court complex around the positions, as the
complex near the area sealed.
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