Fearing law and order situation in the northern states, 25 trains heading towards Chandigarh, Haryana and Punjab have been cancelled by Railways.
The railways orders came in the wake of a special Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) court in Panchkula adjoining Chandigarh to pronounce its verdict in a rape case against the Dera chief on Friday.
The cancelled trains included — Jaipur-Chandigarh Intercity Express, Barmer-Kalka Express, Barmer Haridwar link Express, Firozpur-Chandigarh Express, Kalka Himalyan Queen, Sriganga Nagar-Ambala Intercity Express.
Beside these express trains, 16 passenger trains were also cancelled. A northern railway official said that atleast 25 trains heading to Chandigarh, Punjab and Haryana have been cancelled. Few trains have been cancelled till Ausgut 27.
Earlier on Thursday afternoon, the Haryana Government and the UT Administration had urged the Railways to suspend train service to the Union Territory of Chandigarh.