India News : At least 800 Army jawans along with 38 companies of paramilitary forces are patrolling the riot-affected areas in Uttar Pradesh's Muzaffarnagar district.

The situation in the rural areas of the district continues to be tense, with fresh clashes in the Shahpur police station area today.

Police have arrested more than 30 people so far. The death toll in the clashes between two communities has risen to twelve with 40 others injured.

Two Army columns have also been moved to the adjoining Shamli district following reports of tension there. A section of the Delhi-Dehradun highway has been closed.

Following the clashes, Uttar Pradesh has been put on high alert. The state government has decided to continue the curfew in the affected areas of Muzaffarnagar for a week.

Violence broke out in the Kawal area of Muzaffarnagar yesterday when members of a community returning from a panchayat meeting in Naglabadhod, three kilometres from Kawal, clashed with members of another community.




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