The bereaved family members of the three youths, who died in a fresh communal violence erupted in Muzaffarnagar on Wednesday evening, staged a protest, seeking arrest of the guilty as well as adequate financial assistance on Thursday.
The last rites of the deceased youth were performed after senioradministrative and police officials reached the spot and pacified the agitating mob. A tense situation was, meanwhile, prevalent in Bhorakaln and Fugana areas, following the death of four persons in Wednesday's violence. The army was put of alert while SOS has been sent in nine districts of Western Uttar Pradesh to take preventive measures so no untoward incident took place.
The additional force was requisitioned from other districts of the state even as the Director General of Police (DGP) Deo Raj Nagar is camping in the trouble-torn Muzaffarnagar which had witnessed one of the worst riots in the state last month. As many as 62 persons were killed in September riots and the administration is in a jitter again after renewed violence in Bhorakaln and Fugana area on Wednesday.
Meanwhile, eight persons were arrested and a case against 15 persons was lodged in Budhana police station of the district in connection with the fresh violence. "No incident has taken place since last night and the security is heightened in the district in view of the coming Deepawali festival," Additional Directro General of Police(ADG), law and order, Mukul Goel told the media persons on Thursday evening. He said the situation was tense but under control.