Search Operation At Dera Sacha Sauda HQ Ends: Secret Tunnels, Empty AK-47 Cartridges Box Found

An empty box of AK 47 cartridges, 84 cartons of fire crackers and chemicals from the illegal factory, besides hundreds of pairs of shoes, designer clothing and caps were also found. Photo: PTI

Curfew remains in force on the road leading inside the dera headquarters. No unauthorised person was being allowed to go inside the dera premises. However, life remained normal in Sirsa city. (Photo: PTI)

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)

Haryana government spokesman Satish Mishra said in the evening that the search operation was completed. Mishra had earlier told the media that 99 percent of the search had been completed. (Photo: PTI)

Two secret tunnels, including one that connected the Dera Sacha Sauda chief's residence with the hostel for female disciples, and an illegal firecracker factory were unearthed on Saturday. Photo: PTI

The dera, spread over nearly 800 acres, was divided into ten zones for the purpose of sanitisation and searches, with each zone under the control of a senior officer. (Photo: PTI)

Hordes of police, paramilitary and civil administration personnel were involved in the mammoth search operation which started on the direction of Punjab and Haryana High Court. (Photo: PTI)

A large number of vehicles including police buses and paramilitary vehicles, Quick Reaction Team vehicles, bomb disposal squad and anti-sabotage team vehicles, carrying cops and paramilitary personnel were also involved in the search. (Photo: PTI)