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Paramilitary deployed, Sirsa sealed after
clashes
Monday November 26, 2012 09:43:57 AM,
IANS
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Curfew imposed in Haryana town after clash
The
district administration imposed curfew in Haryana's Sirsa town
Saturday following violent clashes between followers of the
controversial Dera Sacha Sauda sect and the Sikh community.
District officials said the curfew was imposed Saturday evening to
prevent the situation from escalating.
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Sirsa (Haryana): Paramilitary forces were deployed in Sirsa Sunday to help Haryana
Police maintain law and order in this Haryana town after violent
clashes between followers of Dera Sacha Sauda sect and the Sikh
community.
The entire Sirsa town, around 300 km from state capital Chandigarh,
has been sealed and no outside vehicles were being allowed in,
district officials said.
Services of state road transport buses to and from Sirsa have also
been suspended.
Curfew in the entire town continued for the second day Sunday.
The curfew was imposed Saturday evening after violent clashes
between followers of the controversial sect and members of the
Sikh community.
Seven companies of paramilitary, including the Central Reserve
Police Force and the Rapid Action Force, were deployed in the
town. They also took out a flag march with police and district
officials.
Security has been tightened in the entire Sirsa district.
Deputy Commissioner J. Ganesan Sunday said all educational
institutes, including schools and colleges, would remain closed
till Nov 28.
Although no violence has been reported Sunday, tension continued
to brew between the two sides, police said.
Nearly 2,000 Dera Sacha Sauda followers have been booked for
Saturday's violence, which left at least 12 people injured. Six
vehicles were also set on fire. The clash took place at Valmiki
Chowk in Sirsa town.
The injured were admitted to various hospitals.
A Sikh leader, Gurmeet Singh Trilokiwala, was also seriously
injured and referred to Post Graduate Institute of Medical
Education and Research (PGIMER) in Chandigarh for treatment.
A Dera Sacha Sauda spokesman said the sect had demanded the arrest
of Sikh leaders involved in the violence.
The deputy commissioner said Inspector General (Law and Order)
Mohammad Akil, Inspector General (Hisar) Arshinder Chawla, other
police officials and officers of district administration were
patrolling the town.
In Chandigarh, Haryana Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda
appealed to people to maintain peace.
Ganesan too appealed to people not to step out of their homes
during the curfew.
He said police officials have been directed to remain in touch
with police stations to keep an eye on the situation and "take
quick action against anti-social elements" if they try to
vandalise public property.
The headquarters of the Dera Sacha Sauda sect is located on the
outskirts of Sirsa town. The sect has several million followers in
Haryana, Punjab and other states.
Officials said tension had been brewing between the two sides over
the past few days following some remarks made recently against the
sect's head, Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh.
The sect's followers and the Sikh community have had violent
clashes in Punjab in the last four years.
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