Dhadrianwale would travel in a convoy of three vehicles, himself in a Toyota Landcruiser between a Scorpio and a Toyota Fortuner.

Some 10 of them reach the venue in advance while the rest follow with the preacher, Kuldeep Singh said. A Scorpio in which some of his followers were travelling still has broken shards of glass inside.Ī group of 20-25 youths accompanies Dhadrianwale wherever he goes. Now, this building houses vehicles that were damaged in the attack. Kulwinder Singh, a sewadar, said a 100-bed charitable hospital is almost ready for inauguration and a building for a college on religious teachings is coming up, as is another massive building to house the crowds during sermons. A temporary police picket had been set up outside the high, ornate gates and no one was let in without being frisked.Ĭonstruction is under way across the complex, through which runs a wide arterial road lined with palm trees. His father and brother are farmers and have land in Dhadrian village near Longowal while the family lives in Sunam,” Kuldeep Singh said.ĭhadrianwale lives in a posh building on a sprawling compound on the complex. Kuldeep Singh, a close aide, said this is where young students are taught the Guru Granth Sahib. Most rooms are air-conditioned.ĭhadrianwale meets visitors in a large carpeted hall. The administrative offices of the dera have CCTV monitors on which sewadars monitor the complex. Langar is served round the clock in a hall behind the gurdwara that can accommodate 10,000 people at one time. The dera is a stopover for hundreds of truckers who ply on the Bathinda-Patiala-Delhi road. The centrepiece of the complex is a large gurdwara, which can be seen from the main road and obscures other buildings from view, owing to the funnel shape of the complex. WATCH VIDEO: Guru Granth Sahib Desecration Report Submitted After Hour-Long Drama

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