Around 3:30 pm, when the Dera chief Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh was taken away in a helicopter, was when devotees learnt about his conviction. Security personnel, led by the Haryana Police, stood by mutely. It was only after the mob rushed the police barricade, hurling stones at security personnel, and government buildings that the police fired tear gas, and later, bullets. Government buildings, including the Income Tax office, office of Haryana Staff Selection Commission, and HAFED, besides cinema theatres and hotels in Sector 5 were damaged. "I was sitting in the car when a group of five youth ran towards me armed with petrol can and steel rods.

Source: dna August 26, 2017 01:41 UTC