MUZAFFARNAGAR/LUCKNOW:
today remained in force in riot-hit areas of Muzaffarnagar with the army
patrolling troubled places as the death toll in the clashes in the district and
adjoining towns rose to 38.
Over 360
people have been arrested in connection with the violence. "A
total of 38 people have died in various districts of western Uttar Pradesh with
32 deaths in Muzaffarnagar", Home Secretary Kamal Saxena said in Lucknow. While two
deaths have been reported from Meerut, one each has been reported from Hapur,
Baghpat, Saharapur and Shamli, he said, adding that 81 people have been injured
in these districts and 366 people have been arrested.
The Home
Secretary said no fresh incident has been reported and the situation was under
control.
Curfew in
three police station areas of Muzaffarnagar -- Civil Lines, Kotwali and Nai
Mandi -- was continuing and army was patrolling the troubled areas in
Muzaffarnagar, Shamli and Meerut, Saxena said. Prohibitory
orders are being enforced strictly and a strict watch is being maintained on
mischievous elements. FIRs were
yesterday registered against BJP legislative party leader Hukum Singh, MLAs
Suresh Rana, Bhartendu, Sangeet Som and former Congress MP Harendra Malik among
others for violating prohibitory orders and some of the senior leaders who
tried to go to Muzaffarnagar, including union minister Ajit Singh. The injured are undergoing
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