Lucknow, Jul 28: Curfew continued in the riot-torn Saharanpur in Uttar Pradesh, as tension persisted following Saturday’s communal violence in which three persons were killed.
No untoward incident was reported on Sunday even as 50 rioters were arrested in connection with the violence, according to the police sources here.
Security personnel staged a flag march in the affected areas on Sunday to instil confidence among the people while an extensive patrolling was being undertaken in the town to prevent any further flare up, officials said.
The administration has been keeping a watch on the town through a drone. “The lanes in the town are so narrow that patrolling is very difficult. Drones will come handy in keeping a watch on such places,” said a senior official in Saharanpur.
All schools and colleges have been closed till July 30. District magistrate Sandhya Tewari said the curfew would be relaxed if the situation improves. She said the administration was in talks with the members of the Peace Committees to defuse the tension.
The state government has announced an ex gratia of Rs 10 lakh each to the next of the kin of the deceased and Rs 50,000 to the injured.
Three persons were killed and more than 12 others injured in the clash on Saturday morning. Dozens of shops, buses and houses were torched by the mobs.
The violence erupted after some members of a community tried to stop members of another community from erecting a wall on a “disputed” land near a graveyard at Qutubsher locality in the town.
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