CHANDIGARH: Four rifles, including an AK 47, pistols and petrol bombs were among weapons seized from the supporters of Dera Sacha Sauda chief Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh, who was convicted in a rape case, the Haryana police said today.
‘Lathis’ (wooden staffs), rods, axes etc were also recovered from several Dera centres spread across Haryana and Punjab.
“We have recovered one AK 47 rifle and one Mauser (rifle) from the vehicle of a Dera follower and two rifles and five pistols from another vehicle during the operations,” Haryana DGP B S Sandhu said.
He was addressing a joint press conference along with Haryana Chief Secretary D S Dhesi and Additional Chief Secretary (Home) Ram Niwas.
Violence had broken out in Haryana and Punjab yesterday, in which over 30 persons lost their lives, following a special CBI court in Panchkula pronouncing Dera Sacha Sauda chief guilty in a rape case. (AGENCIES)
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