One lakh Dera followers still camping in Haryana's Sirsa; curfew to be relaxed from 6am-11am on Aug 27

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Chandigarh: A day after large scale violence broke out over the conviction of Dera chief Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh, authorities in Haryana decided to relax the curfew in violence-hit Sirsa on Sunday. 

The curfew in Sirsa will be relaxed from 6:00 am to 11:00 tomorrow. 

In Sirsa, the headquarters of the Dera Sacha Sauda sect, the situation is still believed to be tensed as over one lakh followers were still camping there. 

"The Army has been asking the followers to vacate the Dera premises voluntarily. Over 2,000 followers have left but still nearly one lakh people are stationed there," a senior police official told IANS here. 

Earlier on Saturday, authorities in Punjab and Haryana relaxed curfew in some towns to enable the residents to buy essential and eatable items. 

In Punjab, curfew was relaxed in Patiala, Bathinda and Ferozepur towns for four hours, while in Haryana it was relaxed in Kaithal town. 

In Haryana's Fatehabad town, the Army was deployed to assist the paramilitary and police personnel in maintaining law and order.