Vishal Joshi
Tribune News Service
Kurukshetra, August 23
Activities of an estimated 1.20 lakh followers of Dera Sacha Sauda in the districts of Kurukshetra and Jind are being watched by the intelligence and police forces.
Followers, including women, continue to gather at various places in the two districts but no untoward incident has been reported.
Jind DC Amit Khatri said all seven ‘Naam Charcha Ghar’ (congregation/prayer centre of the Dera) in the district were under observation.
Khatri said there were nearly 55,000 dera followers spread all over the Jind district. He said the situation was under control.
Most of the followers from Jind are heading towards Panchkula where a CBI court is expected to deliver a judgment on Friday, said the DC.
However, official sources said the Dera followers had specific instructions to gather in a larger number in Panchkula and Sirsa, where the controversial Dera is headquartered.
Meanwhile, Kurukshetra SP Abhishek Garg said the deposition of firearms with the police was satisfactory and the police were fully geared up for to handle any situation.