Dera search operations start again: Explosives used to make fireworks seized, factory sealed

Dera Sacha Sauda chief Gurmeet Ram Rahim was awarded a 20-year jail term after a special CBI court found him guilty of raping two female sadhvis.

Security agencies and district authorities again began with search operations at the Dera Sacha Sauda headquarters near Haryana’s Sirsa town on Saturday morning amid tight security in the area.

Heavy security in Sirsa as search of the Dera Sacha Sauda headquarters continues on Saturday. (ANI Photo)

Factory manufacturing fireworks sealed

“Explosives used to make fireworks and crackers have been seized.

A factory, that manufactured fireworks, situated inside the dera headquarters has been sealed,” said deputy director, information, Satish Mehra.

Earlier, Haryana Police arrested three Dera followers for hatching conspiracy of trying to help Ram Rahim escape from Panchkula during agitation.