30 killed in Panchkula after Dera chief is convicted

IANS Chandigarh

Last Updated : Aug 25 2017 | 7:48 PM IST

Thirty people were killed as security forces fired at rampaging mobs in Panchkula in Haryana on Friday after a court held Dera Sacha Sauda chief Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh guilty of rape and sexual exploitation, police and hospital sources said.

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