Tension is brewing up in Hisar and Jind districts of Haryana in the wake of the expected verdict in the Mirchpur case likely to be announced by a Delhi SC/ST court on August 27. Earlier,the verdict was expected on August 20 but the court had adjourned the case. Around 20 companies of the Haryana Police are camping in the two districts since Friday and are likely to be stationed till the coming weekend. On Sunday,around 50,000 Jat supporters participated in the Maha Sammelan of sarpanches and panches of hundreds of villages. The state-level function was attended by hundreds of representatives of the Panchayati Raj Institutions (PRI) in Jind,where Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda announced an increase in the monthly honorarium of representatives of PRIs. Considering a large number of people camping in the two districts,the Haryana Police is getting sleepless nights. The chief minister was camping in Narwana,Jind and neighbouring areas for the last three days. Be it a state-level function or meetings of Khaps or sarpanches but a large gathering in the two districts are definitely a matter of concern for the police,especially when the Mirchpur verdict is expected this week. Police forces of both the districts have been placed on high alert and the SPs of Jind and Hisar are holding meetings with the sarpanches and heads of communities,asking them not to indulge in any kind of law and order breach, said a senior police officer. Besides the existing strength of the two districts police forces,22 DSPs and two SPs have been deployed in the for the coming week. The court of Kamini Lau,Additional District an Sessions Judge,Rohini in New Delhi,shall pronounce the verdict in the Mirchpur case. The case,related to the killing of Tara Chand and his physically-challenged daughter Suman on April 21 last year allegedly by a mob of over 100 people,was transferred by the Supreme Court for trial by a designated special court under the SC/ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act-1989 to ensure a free and fair trial.
