Simmering violence in Muzaffarnagar has claimed more lives, taking the death toll to 28 even as 200 persons were arrested and FIRs registered against four BJP MLAs and a former Congress MP on Monday.
FIRs have been registered against BJP legislative party leader Hukum Singh, MLAs Suresh Rana, Bhartendu, Sangeet Som and former Congress MP Harendra Malik for violating prohibitory orders, police said.
"As it (violence) is going on in several villages, it is taking time to defuse the situation," Additional Director General of Police Arun Kumar had said. Curfew remained in force in Civil Lines, Kotwali and Nai Mandi town areas of the district.
Apart from Muzaffarnagar, Army has been deployed in Meerut and Shamli districts. Army on Sunday staged a flag march in the troubled district and surrounding areas and thousands of anti-riot police personnel have been deployed to restore law and order.
Officials said apart from army, 10,000 Provincial Armed Constabulary personnel, 1300 CRPF men and 1200 Rapid Action Force personnel have been deployed.
The Centre has on Sunday sought a report from the Uttar Pradesh government on violence in Muzaffarnagar and directed it to take strong action to curb riots.
Union Home Ministry officials are in regular touch with the Uttar Pradesh government and have assured it of all possible help to control violence in the western UP district.
Officials sources said in Delhi the Centre has asked the state government to take necessary steps to ensure that communal tension does not spread to other parts of the state. If necessary, steps like preventive arrest and house arrest of those who may create trouble to disturb peace should be taken, the sources said.
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