The situation in Punjab and Haryana remained tense on Saturday morning following the judgment against the Dera Sacha Sauda (DSS) chief Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh in 1999 rape case. As per an ANI report, as many as 340 trains, in Punjab and Haryana areas, have been cancelled or shortly terminated on Saturday, said the Indian Railways. “Around 340 trains are affected today, out of which 190 are passengers’ trains and rest are mail express. Other than Palwal and Rewari route, all important trains, going or passing from Punjab and Haryana has been cancelled,” Neeraj Sharma, Chief Public Relation Officer (CPRO) Northern Railways told ANI.

He added that a total of 650 trains will be affected till August 27, out of which 600 are cancelled and remaining 50 will be shortly terminated. “We have maintained complete liaison with the state government. Our manager M.C. Chauhan had a word with the Chief Secretaries of Haryana and Punjab, based on the information’s received from their ends we are regulating the movement of the train,” Sharma added.

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Meanwhile, the district administration and police sealed two ashrams of Dera Sacha Sauda in Haryana’s Kurukshetra and curfew has been imposed in Sangrur, Moga and Patiala district of Punjab. Security stepped up after violent protests by Dera followers in the state. Apart from this, section 144 was imposed in Uttarakhand’s Nainital and Noida, Ghaziabad and Meerut district of Uttar Pradesh. Also, the Baghpat District Magistrate directed all schools in the region to remain closed today in Uttar Pradesh. Schools in Noida and Ghaziabad will also remain closed today.

Due to law and order situation Haryana following trains have been cancelled, as per CNN-News 18:

1. Train number 19023 Mumbai Central – Firozpur Janta Express

2. Train number 12925 Bandra Terminus – Amritsar Paschim Express

3. Train number 19027 Bandra Terminus – Jammu Tawi Vivek Express

4. Train number 12473 Ahmedabad – Sri Maa Vaishnao Devi Katra Express

5. Train number 19223 Ahmedabad – Jammu Tawi Express

6. Train number 12919 – Indore – Jammu Tawi Malwa Express