At least 38 people have reportedly died in violence that broke out following the conviction of Dera Sacha Sauda chief Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh Insan in a 2002 rape case by the CBI court in Panchkula.

At least 250 people have been injured in the violent clashes, which saw police personnel resorting to tear gas to control the mob. A curfew was imposed in Patiala, Panchkula, Sirsa, Bhatinda, Ferozpur, Sirsa, Mansa, Muzaffarnagar and Baghpat.