High Court order on violence – Ram Rahim’s property to be seized, 12 killed in Panchkula

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Statement of Haryana Government – The Government will compensate the loss in the violence.

After the violence, the first statement came from the Haryana Government. Haryana Home Secretary Ram Niwas said, “The administration has been trying its best to overcome violence. According to the information, the media carts have been burnt in violence. Haryana Government will compensate the media losses. Along with this, the government will also suffer loss of private vehicles which have been damaged. We appeal to the people of Dera Sacha Sauda to maintain peace. ”

6:21pm: One killed in Sirsa.

6:18 pm: 200 injured admitted to Panchkula general hospital, according to senior medical officer Vivek Bhadoo; 57 critically injured referred to other hospitals.

6:10 pm: Ram Rahim reaches police training centre, Sonaria, near Rohtak, which has been temporarily notified as a jail.

After violence in Punjab, Haryana, Delhi-NCR, the Uttar Pradesh government has imposed Section 144 in the district of Shamli. With this, all the borders of Haryana from Uttar Pradesh have been sealed. There is a police force on the spot.

6:10 pm: Ram Rahim reaches police training centre, Sonaria, near Rohtak, which has been temporarily notified as a jail.

6:04 pm: Dera Sacha Sauda issues statement, says they have been “wronged”, will appeal in higher court. Dera spokesperson appeals for peace.

Dera’s first statement after the verdict – injustice happened with us
Following the decision of the CBI court on Ram Rahim, the first statement came from the Dera Sacha Sauda. On behalf of the camp, “injustice has happened to us. We will appeal further to this. It happened to us that happened with the gurus in history. Dera true deal is for mankind’s good, keep all peace. ”

Home Minister Rajnath Singh issued a statement on violence
Following the decision on Ram Rahim, Home Minister Rajnath Singh has issued a statement on the violence spreading in Panchkula. The Home Minister said, “I have spoken to CM of Punjab and Haryana. Both the CM said that the situation is under control. Whatever force you want it has been given. When I was abroad, I got information about violence. Knowing is not possible The two CMs have assured that the situation will be over-controlled. Force is constantly kept on alert.

“Haryana’s fire of violence reached Delhi-NCR.
Haryana’s fire of violence has reached Delhi. Ram Rahim supporters set fire to DTC bus in Loni area of ​​Ghaziabad. There are also reports of violence from many other areas. There is also news of violence in Delhi’s Anandavihar area. According to the information, Dera Sacha Sauda supporters have handed over a bus to the fire in Anandivahar.

6:01 pm: 17 killed, 40 referred to PGIMER and 100 admitted to Panchkula general hospital.

5:49 pm: Panchkula police commissioner visits hospital, says situation “now under control”. Will give list of casualties soon.

5:39 pm: Most of the deaths are reported to be due to bullet injuries.

5:39 pm: Toll rises to 13, according to doctors at the Panchkula general hospital.

5:34 pm: Some places in Delhi, including Anand Vihar, report some violence. Information awaited.

I urge everyone to stay calm and maintain peace

— Arvind Kejriwal (@ArvindKejriwal) August 25, 2017

5: 32 pm: Thousands of dera followers, dejected but not violent anymore, pushed out of Panchkula; leave Panchkula in buses from Zirakpur bus stop.

5:24 pm: Punjab and Haryana high court says Dera will have to pay for damages caused.

5:19 pm: Around 500 dera followers, who were sitting peacefully, rounded up by the police.

5:17 pm: Reports of violence in Uttar Pradesh’s Loni as well.

5:15 pm: Union home minister Rajnath Singh takes stock of the situation.

5:12 pm: Punjab chief minister Capt Amarinder Singh blames Haryana government for “allowing gathering of dera followers in large numbers in Panchkula”. Says curfew imposed in five districts of Punjab as a “precautionary measure”.

5:11 pm: Mob being pushed out of Panchkula, towards Zirakpur and Punjab.

5:08 pm: Security of Rohtak handed over to CRPF. Rohtak was the centre of widespread Jat quota violence in February 2016.

5.04 pm: Three more deaths confirmed in Panchkula, where the dera chief was declared guilty in rape case; death toll now eight.

4:57 pm: Haryana chief minister Manohar Lal Khattar calls for emergency cabinet meet.

4:57 pm: Dera followers enter a school in Punjab’s Patiala.

4:56 pm: Mob being chased out on the highway by the police.

4:51 pm: Railway station in Dagroo village of Punjab’s Moga set on fire.

4:49 pm: Two vehicles set on fire in Mansa.

2 vehicles ( a Swift and an Alto) burnt by unidentified masked men near income tax department in Mansa. @HTPunjab

— Mohammad Ghazali (@ghazalimohammad) August 25, 2017

4:45 pm: Police Training Centre resthouse in Sunaria in Rohtak district notified as jail for dera chief; he has been taken there in chopper .

4:40 pm: Journalists continue to come under attack in Panchkula and Sirsa.

4: 36pm: Curfew imposed in Patiala and Fazilka districts of Punjab

4:34 pm: Sangrur sub-divsion office set on fire.

4:23 pm: Five bodies taken to general hospital in Sector-6, Panchkula.

4:21 pm: Income tax office in Panchkula’s Sector 2, petrol pump in Sector-4 set on fire.

4:19 pm: At least one confirmed dead near Hafed chowk in Panchkula

4:14 pm: Power house in Punjab’s Sangrur set on fire.

4:09 pm: Curfew imposed in Panchkula.

4: 06 pm: Mob enters Sector 3 residential area in Panchkula.

4:05 pm: Balluana village railway station, situated near Abohar in Bathinda district, burnt by angry mob.

4:01 pm: Ram Rahim boards chopper, taken to Rohtak.

3:58 pm: Fear of mob entering houses grips people in places adjoining Panchkula such as Peer Muchala.

3:57 pm: Curfew imposed in three Punjab town — Ferozepur, Mansa and Bathinda.

3:53 pm: Mob sets HT photojournalist Ravi Kumar’s scooter on fire.

3:53 pm: Police start running away from mob at Hafed chowk, scores of vehicles vadalised, tear gas fills the air.

#godmanguilty smoke over Panchkula after clashes between dera followers and paramiltary forces @HTPunjab @htTweets pic.twitter.com/EvDpMUmHSM

— sukhdeep kaur (@sukhdeepkr) August 25, 2017

:50 pm: Tension grips Sirsa. Followers congregate at the Dera Sacha Sauda premises, refuse to comment.

3:45 pm: Dera followers get violent, metres away from court complex in Panchkula’s Sector 1.

3:42 pm: Railway station in Punjab’s Malout set on fire.