Army help was sought by Muzaffarnagar DM on Saturday night. Eight Army columns from Meerut reached Muzaffarnagar early Sunday morning.
The army columns conducted a mounted flag march on Sunday morning in Muzaffarnagar, with reports coming in of people fleeing their homes in neighbouring villages out of fear.
As violence spread to neighbouring Shamli, one Army column was moved from Meerut to Shamli while one more column was deployed in Meerut to keep mischief makers at bay.
Meanwhile, the Uttar Pradesh government worked overtime Sunday to douse the communal flare-up.
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