An Indian courtinfo-icon on Monday sentenced Dera Sacha Sauda chief Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh 'Insan' 20 years of imprisonment on Monday in the makeshift court in the Sunaira district jail in Rohtak where rape convicted godmen is lodged up. The controversial guru was found guilty of rape charges by the special CBI court on Friday.

A multi-layer security cordon has been thrown around the Rohtak district jail and security has been beefed up to prevent any untoward incident across Haryana, Punjab and other affected areas ahead of the final verdict today.

After the initial verdict came out on Friday, Dera followers or 'premis' indulged in widespread violence and arson with the state administration subsequently imposing curfew in many parts of Haryana and Punjab to control the rioting mob.