Muzaffarnagar:
After three days, curfew was relaxed today for two hours in violence-hit areas of the district where clashes have left 36 people dead.
Curfew was relaxed in three police station areas from 3.30 pm onwards to allow people to make necessary purchases, District Magistrate Kaushal Raj Sharma said.
Locals in large numbers, including several women, were seen queuing up outside grocery stores during the relaxation.
The administration had imposed curfew in Kotwali, Civil Lines and Nai Mandi areas on Saturday following the communal flare up.
The district administration today reviewed the situation and took a decision to relax curfew in view of the improved condition and to help people attend to necessary chores.
The administration had also provided milk and other essential commodities in these areas this morning.
Strict vigil is being maintained during the relaxation period and police and paramilitary forces are on high alert.
Curfew was relaxed in three police station areas from 3.30 pm onwards to allow people to make necessary purchases, District Magistrate Kaushal Raj Sharma said.
Locals in large numbers, including several women, were seen queuing up outside grocery stores during the relaxation.
The administration had imposed curfew in Kotwali, Civil Lines and Nai Mandi areas on Saturday following the communal flare up.
The district administration today reviewed the situation and took a decision to relax curfew in view of the improved condition and to help people attend to necessary chores.
The administration had also provided milk and other essential commodities in these areas this morning.
Strict vigil is being maintained during the relaxation period and police and paramilitary forces are on high alert.
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