SIRSA (TIP): The first day of search of the Dera Sacha Sauda headquarters near Haryana‘s Sirsa town on Friday ended with a few computers, a luxury SUV and some currency notes being seized, official (old and new currency) being seized, officials said.

Officials said that five children were found inside the Dera premises in the search.

The authorities seized a few computers and hard disks, one Toyota Lexus luxury SUV and some currency notes (both old and new) amounting to a few thousand rupees during the search, said Haryana government deputy director Satish Mehra.

Officials involved in the search remained tight-lipped about the recoveries made inside. Sources said that a couple of rooms in one of the buildings had been sealed and that the search operation could take a long time.

The search operation began amid tight security and curfew in the area on Friday morning. The media was stopped at some distance from the Dera premises to avoid any controversy.

JCB machines, locksmiths, forensic experts and dog squads were called in to assist a comprehensive search operation launched by security agencies and district authorities at the Dera premises. Internet services in Sirsa district were suspended by local authorities on Friday.

EXPLOSIVES SEIZED

An illegal crackers factory was on Saturday found inside Dera Sacha Sauda headquarters during the second day of search operations.

Nearly a hundred packs of crackers were also found. The authorities have sealed the factory.

Also, 1,500 pairs of costly designer shoes of the Dera chief and hundreds of designer dresses were recovered.

Meanwhile, the Haryana Police have arrested three Dera Sacha Sauda followers for hatching a conspiracy of trying to help Ram Rahim escape from Panchkula during an agitation on August 25.