Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh, a flamboyant self-styled-godman, was on Friday convicted of rape by a Panchkula court. Ram Rahim Singh's supporters are being evacuated from inside his ashram in Haryana's Sirsa. HERE'S EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO KNOW Rohtak Range IGP NS Virk said a special CBI Court would be held inside the Sunaria jail premises in Haryana's Rohtak. Sedition and attempt to murder charges have been slapped against seven people, including five Haryana police personnel who were part of Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh's security paraphernalia. (Inputs from agencies)ALSO READViolence after Rahim verdict: Khattar let Haryana burn for political gains, says high courtDera violence: PM Modi says guilty will be punishedGurmeet Ram Rahim Singh verdict aftermath: 926 arrested, police alert ahead of sentencing, says Haryana DGPALSO WATCHRam Rahim's sentencing: Centre deploys 28 Army columns, 200 paramilitary companies in Haryana, Punjab

Source: India Today August 27, 2017 14:39 UTC