Violence in UP dists bordering Haryana, alert sounded

Violence spread to several districts in West Uttar Pradesh after a CBI court in Panchkula held Sirsa-based Dera Sacha Saud ahead G ur meet Ram Ra him guilty in a rape case.

In Ghaziabad district, dera supporters set on fire a state roadways bus and coaches of a train stationed at the Anand Vihar railway station. They blocked vehicular traffic in Saharanpur, Meerut, Baghapat and Hapur districts. The state police sounded an alert in the districts bordering Haryana and ordered crackdown on the dera supporters. Taking precautionary measure, the railways cancelled trains to Haryana and Punjab.

Railway officials said the decision to cancel the train was taken after the dera supporters targeted trains at various places in West UP. The state government imposed prohibitory orders in Ghaziabad, Gautam Buddha Nagar and Baghpat districts.

ADG (law and order) Anand Kumar said, ”After widespread violence in Haryana and Punjab, the police sealed the border with Haryana. Barricades have been erected and all the vehicles entering UP are being checked. Police officers have been directed to detain the dera supporters well as those whose activities is suspicious, he said. Kumar said, “The police have prepared the list of dera supporters in various districts. Their activities are being monitored and officers have been told to take action against them if they indulge in violence or try to disrupt the working of the administration .” A police officer said special alert was sounded in Saharanpur, Shamli, Baghpat, Ghaziabad, Gautam Buddha Nagar, Aligarh and Mathura districts.

Vigil has been also increased on the Delhi-UP border after report of violence in Delhi. HTC