4 followers of Dera chief arrested for setting coaches on fire

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New Delhi: Four men, suspected to be followers of Dera Sacha Sauda chief Gurmeet Singh, have been arrested for allegedly setting empty train coaches in Anand Vihar on fire following the self-styled godman's conviction in August, the Railway Protection Force (RPF) said on Wednesday.

On the basis of a tip-off, four men, identified as Vijay Malik, Bir Sungh, Kanhaiya Lal Mittal and Harjeet Singh, were arrested, the RPF said.

On August 25, two empty coaches of the Rewa Express stationed at the Anand Vihar Railway Station were set ablaze by miscreants.

Some bottles with an inflammable liquid were also found at the spot which indicated it to be the handiwork of some miscreants, the RPF said.

The RPF sought help from the Delhi Police's Special Cell and a joint team of both the units arrested the four accused.

The RPF said that the accused admitted that they are followers of the godman and had set ablaze the coaches of the train at Anand Vihar, the RPF said.

In August, cases of torching of DTC buses and train coaches were reported from different parts of the city, following the conviction of the godman in two rape cases, by a Special CBI court in Haryana's Panchkula.

The Dera Sacha Sauda chief was sentenced to 20 years in prison in the two rape cases.