5,000 cops to stand guard in city

Chandigarh, August 23

Around 5,000 cops will stand guard in Chandigarh on August 25, when the special CBI court in Panchkula will pronounce its verdict in the rape case against Dera Sacha Sauda chief Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh. The UT police will also seal its borders with Panchkula and Mohali to restrict dera followers from entering the city. 

UT DGP TS Luthra said intelligence was being gathered about the arrival of the dera followers in the city. He said the police was in constant touch with the followers, who had been asked to maintain peace in the city. 

The DGP said while 5,000 police personnel would be deployed across the city, there would be a standby reserve force, which will act if required. “All important roads, entry points, bus stands and the railway station are under surveillance. Those arriving in the city are being checked,” the DGP said.

The leave of all police personnel has been cancelled to ensure that there are enough cops on duty to maintain law and order. A flag march was also carried out by the Chandigarh Police at the Industrial Area and near the railway station in the morning and near the Sector 38 gurdwara in the evening. 

Buses entering the city from Mohali, Zirakpur and Panchkula were stopped and checked. The DGP said videographers would be deployed at all sensitive places on August 25. — TNS