police and troops have been deployed in force in the north indian city of rohtak, where a controversialo be sentenced shortly for raping two women. followers of gurmeet ram rahim singh rioted after his conviction on friday. at least 38 people died in the violence. justin rowlatt is at the self—styled guru's headquarters in sirsa. we are with the head of the paramilitary police force. there are 16,000 police and army personnel deployed across punjab in anticipation of unrest when the sentencing comes. i troops ready to besiege the temple complex if necessary? we are fully trained, and when directions are given, we will implement it. it is very difficult to speculate what exactly is inside and how the people are going to react. as of now, we are going step—by—step, and the first step is to maintain the peace and calm so that people can go back to normal sea. so the temple complex is about two or three kilometres away down this road. this is one of a ring of road blocks surrounding it. there is military all around it now. they are letting people out but not letting anyone in. essentially w

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police and troops have been deployed in force in the north indian city of rohtak, where a controversialrs of gurmeet ram rahim singh rioted after his conviction on friday. at least 38 people died in the violence. tell us more? this is a very controversial self—styled spiritual leader gurmeet ram rahim singh who claims to have millions of all followers around the world, this case dates back to 2002 when he was accused of raping two female followers, it took the police five yea rs followers, it took the police five years to gather enough evidence to charge him and finally he was convicted on friday. you have already talked about the violence which took place after the conviction, we expect him to be sentenced within the next hour. interestingly thejudge sentenced within the next hour. interestingly the judge who will sentence is being flown out to the prison where he is being held and will pronounce the sentence there because authorities are concerned there could be more violence. they have put several thousand soldiers in place around the courtroom but also around the headquarters of the

some of his followers are travelling to rohtak, where he is now being held. 0ur south asia correspondentbehind this wall is the vast temple complex that is the headquarters of the sect run by the man who became known as the guru of bling. as well as this cinema, there is a hospital, hotel and a vast auditorium. but today, his followers were in no mood to welcome visitors. 0therjournalists have been attacked and their vehicles burnt. guru ram rahim is a flamboyant and controversial figure who stars in his own movies but he commands extraordinary support. his claim that he has 60 million followers worldwide, may be an exaggeration, but one army officer told me he thinks there are at least 40,000 devotees inside the compound at the moment. driving away from the temple complex, you get a sense of how tense the atmosphere is. the local town has been under a strict lock down for days. the shops are closed and there are many roadblocks. we were turned back when we asked for permission to pass. guru ram rahim is due to be sentenced on monday in a town about two hours drive from here. the fear is

thousands of police and troops have been sent to the town of rohtak, where the cult leader is being heldowlatt, sent this report from the north indian city of sirsa where he's based. behind this wall is the vast temple complex that is the headquarters of the sect run by the man who became known as the guru of bling. as well as this cinema, there is a hospital, hotel and a vast auditorium. but today, his followers were in no mood to welcome visitors. 0therjournalists have been attacked and their vehicles burnt. guru ram rahim is a flamboyant and controversial figure who stars in his own movies but he commands extraordinary support. his claim that he has 60 million followers worldwide, may be an exaggeration, but one army officer told me he thinks there are at least 40,000 devotees inside the compound at the moment. driving away from the temple complex, you get a sense of how tense the atmosphere is. the local town has been under a strict lock down for days. the shops are closed and there are many roadblocks. we were turned back when we asked for permission to pass. guru ram rahim is due t

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police and troops have been deployed in the north indian city of rohtak,

police and troops have been deployed in the north indian city of rohtak, where a controversial guru is sentenced shortly for raping two women. also in the next hour: click hits the road as the team heads to india to see how the country keeps connected. good morning and welcome to bbc news. ten of thousands of people living in the us state of texas have been ordered to leave their homes as flooding caused by tropical storm harvey continues to cause devastation. meteorologists say conditions are "unprecedented", describing the storm as the biggest to have ever hit the state of texas. so far more than two and a half feet of rain has fallen in houston, with the city warned to expect to be deluged by up to a year's worth within the week. five people are reported to have died in the rising floodwaters. emergency services in the area are overstretched and 3000 soldiers have been mobilised to help people to safety. 2000 people have been rescued, some plucked from rooftops by helicopters. president trump is due to visit the city tomorrow, to survey the damage. richard lister reports. taking onl

some of his followers are travelling to rohtak, where he is now being held. 0ur south asia correspondent headquarters in sirsa and sent this report. behind this wall is the vast temple complex that is the headquarters of the sect run by the man who became known as the guru of bling. as well as this cinema, there is a hospital, a hotel and a vast auditorium. but today, his followers were in no mood to welcome visitors. 0therjournalists have been attacked and their vehicles burnt. guru ram rahim is a flamboyant and controversial figure who stars in his own movies but he commands extraordinary support. his claim that he has 60 million followers worldwide, may be an exaggeration, but one army officer told me he thinks there are at least a0,000 devotees inside the compound at the moment. driving away from the temple complex, you get a sense of how tense the atmosphere is. the local town has been under a strict lock down for days. the shops are closed and there are many roadblocks. we were turned back when we asked for permission to pass. guru ram rahim is due to be sentenced on monday in a to