Indian city under siege after clashes over ‘rape guru’ kill 36

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Scorch marks from items set on fire are seen on a road in Panchkula, after Singh’s followers went on a rampage following a court’s decision to convict him of rape. (Photo: AFP/Money Sharma)

SIRSA: Hundreds of troops on Saturday (Aug 26) laid siege to the headquarters of a sect led by a controversial Indian guru whose conviction for rape triggered deadly clashes that have killed at least 36 people.

Soldiers and riot police cordoned off the routes leading to the sprawling premises of guru Ram Rahim Singh spread over 1,000 acres (404 hectares) in Sirsa, a town in northern Haryana state. Tiếp tục đọc “Indian city under siege after clashes over ‘rape guru’ kill 36”