new delhi india deploy thousands riot police shut internet service two northern state prepare sentence monday self-styled godman whose followers go rampage convict rape friday gurmeet ram rahim singh cult dera sacha sauda vast rural follow punjab haryana state frenzied mob burn gas station train station torch vehicles local court find guilty rap two women 2002 case least 38 people kill 200 injure violence haryana officials say draw sharp criticism state government run prime minister narendra modi bharatiya janata party bjp case also highlight indian heartland fascination spiritual gurus enjoy immense political clout ability mobilize millions followers frustrate shortcomings state security force cordoned jail rohtak city 70 km 44 miles new delhi singh also know guru bling clothe wear movies star hold judge convict singh hold special hear inside prison rohtak around 2.30 pm local time 0900 gmt monday decide punishment move officials hope prevent followers gather streets like friday singh face minimum seven years prison town sirsa home dera headquarter already lockdown bs sandhu haryana police chief tell reuters school colleges order shut government say fully prepare contingency plan place sandhu say add 10,000 police would patrol state await singh sentence neighbor punjab violence sporadic summon 8,000 paramilitary police ban large gather switch mobile internet connections across state tuesday top administrator say intelligence report caution could arson incidents karan avtar singh chief secretary punjab government tell reuters godman singh two film messenger god sequel sequence fight villains toss burn motorbike air spiritual avatar singh dress plain white traditional clothe give sermons plant tree movies don bejewel costume rid motorbike send bad guy fly haryana government face severe criticism opposition congress state court fail stop riot vandalism singh whose verify twitter profile call saint philanthropist sportsman actor singer movie director writer lyricists autobiographer photograph senior bjp leaders include haryana chief minister manohar lal khattar last year haryana minister announce state would donate million indian rupees 78,000 singh dera promote sport bir kumar yadav bjp haryana spokesman say party associate singh capacity social worker spread awareness public sanitation cleanliness modi also weigh sunday vow tough action anyone try break law want assure countrymen people take law hand path violent suppression whether person group neither country government tolerate say monthly radio address without directly mention recent violence singh conviction rape case late series case involve spiritual leaders accuse sexually abuse followers amass untaxed money find favor politicians besides rape charge also investigation allegations convince 400 male followers undergo castration allegations deny 64.0000 indian rupees deadly protest indian state lockdown 'godman 's rape sentence