LIVE UPDATES | Gurmeet Ram Rahim verdict: Dera Sacha Sauda chief leaves from Sirsa for Panchkula court

Ahead of the judgement of a special court in a sexual exploitation case against Dera Sacha Sauda chief Gurmeet Ram Rahim, security has been tightened in the area and as many as 74 trains have been cancelled on Friday in view of law and order situation in Haryana.

The Army was also called out in Sirsa, with senior police personnel carrying out a flag march outside the sect’s headquarters.

Around 53 companies of the paramilitary forces and 50,000 personnel of the Haryana Police have also been deployed.

The Special Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) court in Panchkula is all set to give the final verdict in the sexual exploitation case registered against Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh in 2002.

Rahim has been accused of sexually exploiting Dera’s sadhvis (female followers) and faces charges under Sections 376 (rape), 509, and 506 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC).

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Haryana: Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh has left from Sirsa for Panchkula court .

Haryana: Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh’s convoy has left from Sirsa for Panchkula court #RamRahimVerdict pic.twitter.com/cBdxuFfMt7

— ANI (@ANI) August 25, 2017

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