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Muzaffarnagar: The death toll in the trouble-hit Muzaffarnagar district and adjoining towns in Uttar Pradesh rose to 48 on Wednesday morning, reports said. The district administration, meanwhile, announced a relaxation of four hours in the curfew, from 12 noon to 4 pm.
On Tuesday also, curfew was relaxed for over two hours in three areas of Muzaffarnagar, with violence abating. The restrictions were eased for two-and-a-half hours from 3.30 pm in Kotwali, Civil Lines and Nai Nandi areas
The administration had clamped curfew on Saturday following incidents of communal violence.
ADG (Law and Order) Arun Kumar had yesterday described the situation as "under control".
Sending out a stern warning, U P Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav had said, "The state government would deal strictly with all those who have tried to create communal chasm and harm the atmosphere of Muzaffarnagar and Uttar Pradesh."
Muzaffarnagar violence: Toll rises to 48