Paramilitary forces were deployed in Sirsa Sunday to help Haryana Police maintain law and order in this Haryana town after violent clashes between followers of Dera Sacha Sauda sect and the Sikh community.
The entire Sirsa town, around 300 km from state capital Chandigarh, has been sealed and no outside vehicles were being allowed in, district officials said.
Services of state road transport buses to and from Sirsa have also been suspended. Curfew in the entire town continued for the second day Sunday. The curfew was imposed Saturday evening after violent clashes between followers of the controversial sect and members of the Sikh community. Seven companies of paramilitary, including the Central Reserve Police Force and the Rapid Action Force, were deployed in the town. They also took out a flag march with police and district officials.
Security has been tightened in the entire Sirsa district. Deputy Commissioner J. Ganesan Sunday said all educational institutes, including schools and colleges, would remain closed till 28 November.
The entire Sirsa town, around 300 km from state capital Chandigarh, has been sealed and no outside vehicles were being allowed in, district officials said.
Services of state road transport buses to and from Sirsa have also been suspended. Curfew in the entire town continued for the second day Sunday. The curfew was imposed Saturday evening after violent clashes between followers of the controversial sect and members of the Sikh community. Seven companies of paramilitary, including the Central Reserve Police Force and the Rapid Action Force, were deployed in the town. They also took out a flag march with police and district officials.
Security has been tightened in the entire Sirsa district. Deputy Commissioner J. Ganesan Sunday said all educational institutes, including schools and colleges, would remain closed till 28 November.