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Authorities in Haryana's Sirsa district on Tuesday got 18 minor girls taken out from the Dera Sacha Sauda (DSS) sect headquarters near Sirsa town to undergo a medical examination.
Officials said the minor girls would undergo a medical examination.
The move comes after sect chief Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh was convicted of rape of two of his female disciples in 1999 and sentenced to 20 years in prison by a CBI special court.
In other steps, the Deputy Commissioner said the district administration has also sent 650 people of the DSS to their respective destinations.
The officer said that peace is prevailing in Sirsa town and relaxation in curfew has been given up to 7 pm on Tuesday, except for the roads leading to the Dera complex, eight km from the town.
The Dera chief's conviction verdict on Friday had led to large-scale violence in Panchkula, adjoining Chandigarh, and Sirsa in Haryana by sect followers which left 38 people dead and 264 injured.
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