Massive violence has followed the conviction of Dera Sacha Sauda chief Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh on Friday by a special Panchkula court, holding the Dera Sacha Sauda leader guilty of rape. The situation deteriorated soon after the conviction was announced and Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh was taken into custody. Besides, there were proofs of Dera Sacha Sauda and Baba Ram Rahim galvanising supporters. Secondly, the state government should not have allowed Baba Ram Rahim to travel from Dera Sacha Sauda's headquarters in Sirsa to Panchkula as a hero. Also ReadSecurity beefed, alert issued across Delhi, Punjab after Ram Rahim case verdict

Source: India Today August 26, 2017 00:49 UTC