As he took cover in the bushes, Ravi Kumar, Hindustan Times photojournalist saw an agitated dera follower pouring kerosene on a cloth wrapped around a stick and burning his friend’s vehicle. Within seconds, he was joined by others and over 10 vehicles were up in flames.

The media was under direct attack from Dera Sacha Sauda followers from the very beginning. They did not like the fact that instead of reporting ‘good deeds’ done by their ‘pitaji’, what was rigorously being reported was the rape case.

Things took an ugly turn, minutes after dera chief was convicted. Within minutes, over two lakh followers turned into an agitated mob and the media was their first target.