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Tirupati . lucknow NEARBY 30 die in protests after Dera chief convicted of rape ■ Army out in Panchkula, over 600 ■ Security forces open re after teargas, water ■ Godman’s supporters set ablaze parked personnel deployed, curfew imposed cannons fail to quell mobs on the rampage vehicles, torch public property VIKAS VASUDEVA PANCHKULA St. Stephen’s doctor O ver 30 people were killed murdered by colleague and more than 250 injured in NEW DELHI Panchkula and other parts of A 26-year-old resident Haryana on Friday when doctor was murdered at St. supporters of the Dera Sacha Stephen’s Hospital late Sauda sect went on the ram- Thursday night allegedly by a page after their chief Gur- fellow resident doctor, who is meet Ram Rahim Singh was said to have been stalking the convicted of rape by a CBI victim for nearly two years. special court. All hell broke loose after DELHI METRO Ī PAGE 1 DDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDD Ram Rahim’s followers pel- ted stones on security forces Coast Guard increases and set ablaze several parked vigil along coasts vehicles and public property. KOLKATA They also damaged OB vans Vigil has been stepped up belonging to TV channels along the coasts of West and attacked members of the Bengal and Odisha following public. Security personnel intelligence inputs of fired teargas shells, used wa- possible sea-borne attacks by ter cannons and batons and terrorists during the opened fire in an attempt to upcoming festival season, an bring the situation under Indian Coast Guard ocial control. said here on Friday. The Army was called out in Panchkula, and over 600 EAST Ī PAGE 3 personnel deployed across DDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDD the city. Tens of thousands of Free for all: Broadcast vans of TV news channels going up in ames in Panchkula on Friday. (At right top) a policeman opens re at rioters and a security man injured in the violence. * AKHILESH KUMAR the godman’s supporters had SC verdict to aect ban converged on Panchkula in from this, seven deaths were engulfed Panchkula, the dis- on slaughter anticipation of the court ver- recorded at PGIMER Hospital trict administration imposed CMs took preventive NEW DELHI dict over the past few days, in Chandigarh and four curfew. Dera will have to The landmark judgment leading to widespread appre- deaths took place at Chand- Ram Rahim was said to declaring right to privacy a hension of trouble and viol- igarh’s Government Medical have been airlifted to Rohtak steps, says Rajnath fundamental right would ence. College and Hospital, offi- after his conviction, and is foot bill, warns HC have “some bearing” in Ram Rahim, who drove cials said, requesting an- being kept at the Police Vijaita Singh asked to prepare for “unpre- matters relating to slaughter from his Sirsa headquarters onymity. Training College rest house P ress Trust of India the list of assets and New Delhi cedented violence” in case of cows, bulls and bullocks in to Panchkula in the morning, “CBI judge Jagdeep Singh, in Sunaria, Rohtak. Chandigarh properties which can be Home Minister Rajnath of an adverse verdict. The Maharashtra, the Supreme was taken into custody im- while holding the Dera chief In neighbouring Punjab, If followers of Gurmeet Ram attached “in case it is found Singh said the Chief Minis- State asked for Central Court said on Friday. mediately after the verdict. guilty of rape, fixed August curfew was imposed in Rahim Singh are found that they and their followers ters of Haryana and Punjab forces only last week. “Over The allegations against 28 as the day for pronounce- Ferozpur, Mukhtsar, involved in causing loss to are responsible for had told him that they took 160 companies (approxim- NEWS Ī PAGE 8 DDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDD him surfaced in 2002 when ment of the quantum of sen- Bathinda and Mansa after in- public and private damaging properties.” “adequate preventive meas- ately 16,000 persons) of anonymous letters reporting tence,” CBI counsel H.P.S. cidents of arson. Dera follow- properties, the damages ures” to contain the viol- Central forces were sent. the rape of two sadhvis came Verma told reporters. ers attempted to set railway will be recovered from Dera ‘Severe punishment’ ence that erupted after Dera Since we got the intimation to light. A CBI probe was Ram Rahim, who has been stations on fire at Malout, Sacha Sauda, the Punjab The Bench, comprising Sacha Sauda chief Gurmeet at short notice, we pulled ordered against the politic- convicted under Sections Balluana and Gidderbaha in and Haryana High Court acting Chief Justice S.S. Ram Rahim Singh was con- out forces from Kashmir and ally savvy godman in 2003 376 and 506 of the IPC, could Mukhtsar district. Violence ruled on Friday, while Saron and Justices Surya victed of rape by a CBI spe- other areas and some per- by the Punjab and Haryana serve a minimum of seven was also reported from Ra- noting that the situation had Kant and Avneesh Jhingan, cial court on Friday. sonnel could only reach on Court. years in jail. The court had jasthan and Delhi. “worsened.” said: “Whosoever has been A senior Home Ministry Thursday night, hours be- “At least 17 people died in last week reserved its judg- The full bench of the instigating the crowd to official said several alerts fore the verdict. They Panchkula’s civil hospital ment and directed the Dera MAYHEM DESTROYS PEACE IN court, which will hear the commit the acts of arson and inputs by intelligence should have called for forces and nearly 250 have been in- chief to be present on August PANCHKULA Ī PAGE 9 matter again on Saturday, and violence would be agencies were sent to the in advance,” said the official. jured,” said Vivek Bhadu, 25 for the judgment. GODMAN ENJOYED BJP asked the Dera to submit sternly dealt with.” Haryana government a DELHI METRO Ī 6 PAGES Chief Medical Officer. Apart As death and destruction PATRONAGE Ī PAGE 9 month in advance. It was CONTINUED ON Ī PAGE 8 Two train coaches, buses torched in Delhi ‘My priority is to bring stability to Infosys’ Jay Shankar environment where employ- Prohibitory orders under Section 144 imposed in all 11 revenue districts of the national Capital Bengaluru ees can continue to do what Nandan Nilekani, the 62- they are doing,” Mr. Nilekani year-old non-executive told journalists. J atin Anand vigil at Delhi Metro stations, Shubhomoy Sikdar chairman of Infosys, said on In its second meeting in carrying out intensive secur- new delhi Friday that his top priority is as many days, the board on ity drills at stations which to find a new managing dir- Friday decided that Mr. The violent events in Panch- border or fall in Haryana and ector for the crisis-hit com- Nilekani would get a “full kula had their repercussions Uttar Pradesh. pany, to put in place a long- Nandan Nilekani briefing” on the Panaya in- in the national Capital with Meanwhile, Lieutenant- term corporate governance vestigations and an “appro- over a dozen incidents of ar- Governor Anil Baijal and structure and to repair the Murthy. priate course of action will son being reported from dif- Chief Minister Arvind Kejri- strained relations with co- “The immediate priority be decided.” ferent parts of the city on wal have appealed for calm. founder N.R. Narayana is to bring in stability and an DETAILS ON Ī PAGE 11 Friday. “I appeal to all to maintain Two empty coaches of the peace & have directed Com- Rewa Express were set missioner of Police to take ef- ablaze by miscreants near fective measures to ensure the Anand Vihar railway sta- protection of life & prop- tion in East Delhi. Railway of- erty,” tweeted Mr. Baijal. ficials said it was not imme- Mr. Kejriwal also took to diately clear if it was a case of twitter and posted: “I urge arson. everyone to stay calm and Incidents of burning and maintain peace.” damaging of buses were re- In a tweet, Delhi Police ported from Shahadra, Loni, Firemen stand next to a burning coach set on re by miscreants at the Anand Vihar railway Commissioner Amulya Pat- Manglapuri, Badarpur and station in New Delhi. * SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT ( SEE ASLO DELHI METRO PAGE 1) naik too assured the citizens Khayala. At least three buses of the police being at their were set on fire and over Dera followers, he said. port Corporation on Friday Section 144 of the Cr.PC were service in this situation. half-a-dozen damaged. The police categorised also suspended its Delhi- imposed in all 11 revenue dis- “Appeal to all to maintain A senior police officer said these as “shoot and scoot” Lahore service. tricts of the Capital. peace & order. #DelhiPolice that five miscreants were ar- cases. No casualties have Despite the police claim- The prohibitory orders on full alert. Strict legal ac- rested for allegedly attempt- been reported. ing that the situation was un- would remain in force till tion will be taken against ing to set buses ablaze in In addition to suspending der control and adequate de- September 8, a senior police miscreants for any viola- Badarpur and Khyala.