Dera Violence: Police Release Photos Of Panchkula Violence

Chandigarh: Haryana Police has released a set of ten photographs showing those who engaged in violence following the conviction of the Dera Sacha Sauda chief last month and Police today said that anyone who provides information about those engaging in violence will be suitably rewarded and their identities will be kept a secret. (Photo: PTI/File)

The photographs show several persons indulging in acts of violence in Panchkula on August 25 following conviction of Dera chief Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh in a rape case. In the photos, protestors are seen damaging vehicles including media OB vans, throwing stones and setting vehicles on fire. (Image: File)

67-year-old M. Narayanan, who retired in 2009 as joint director of the Central Bureau of Investigation, said he was lucky to be away from Delhi when the Dera chief's conviction was finally taking place.

Many trains bound for Punjab and Haryana were cancelled for the next four days, schools and colleges shut and thousands of security personnel deployed to ensure that no trouble breaks out after the special CBI court delivers its judgement. AP Photo