Chandigarh
Six “commandos” of the Dera Sacha Sauda chief were arrested and arms and ammunition were seized from them while they were entering Chandigarh from Panchkula, the police said.
They said a pistol, 25 live cartridges and two petrol cans were recovered from their possession and two vehicles impounded.
“We suspect that they were coming to Chandigarh after indulging in violence and rioting in Panchkula,” a Chandigarh Police official said.
During the preliminary interrogation, they have claimed to be the “commandos” of Dera Sacha Sauda sect head Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh, he said.
They have been booked under relevant sections of Arms Act and for rioting, police said.
Meanwhile, the Chandigarh Police said it has put 83 Dera followers, who were trying to enter Chandigarh, in preventive custody. They have been kept in Sector 16 Cricket Stadium, declared as a temporary jail, it said.