High-level meet by HM discussed security, violence after Dera chief's verdict
The Home Secretary said that DG Haryana assured situation was under control.
New Delhi: The meeting convened by Home Minister Rajnath Singh on Saturday discussed the violence after Dera Sacha Sauda chief Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh's verdict in the 15-year old rape case.
Home Secretary Rajiv Mehrishi said, "Important points on internal security including violence post Ram Rahim Singh's conviction were discussed."
The Home Secretary said that DG Haryana assured situation was under control.
Mehrishi said situation in Punjab, Rajasthan and Delhi was also normal.
The Home Secretary said that the other issue discussed was the ongoing encounter in Pulwama where two to four terrorists are expected to be trapped.
Top officials including Intelligence Bureau chief Rajiv Jain, gave detailed presentations about the situation in Haryana, Punjab, Chandigarh, Delhi, Rajasthan and Uttar Pradesh.
National Security Adviser Ajit Doval and chiefs of paramilitary personnel were also present at the meeting.
The death toll in the violence that erupted in Haryana after the rape conviction of Dera Sacha Sauda chief Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh has climbed to 31, the Home Ministry said.
Curfew has been imposed in several places in Haryana and Punjab while prohibitory orders have been imposed in nine districts of Uttar Pradesh, all but two districts of Delhi and one district in Rajasthan following massive violence, an official said.
Apart from Haryana, there were reports of sporadic violence in Punjab, Delhi and Rajasthan where police have taken precautionary measures to foil any attempt to disturb peace.
At least 20,000 paramilitary personnel were deployed in Haryana, Punjab and Chandigarh to assist the local police to deal with the law and order situation.
