(Live Updates)The search operation is being conducted under the supervision of court commissioner AKS Pawar appointed by the Punjab and Haryana high court. Chopper, bomb squads, sniffer dogsBomb disposal squads, commandos, sniffer dog and locksmiths were part of the operation that was being videographed, sources said. Thirty-eight people were killed, most of them in Panchkula, and 264 injured in clashes with security forces in Haryana. Dera administration chairperson Vipassana, who is a close aide of the sect head, said: “We are cooperating with the local administration. We have nothing to hide.”In a fresh appeal to sect followers on Friday, Vipassana urged them to cooperate in the search operation.

Source: Hindustan Times September 08, 2017 03:27 UTC