NewsIndiaFlag march in Muzaffarnagar, Meerut, Shamli, death toll goes up to 26, snipers fire at jawans
Flag march in Muzaffarnagar, Meerut, Shamli, death toll goes up to 26, snipers fire at jawans
Muzaffarnagar/Lucknow: Fifteen more people were killed Sunday on the second day of rioting in Muzaffarnagar, taking the toll to 26. At one place, miscreants fired upon army jawans who retaliated. Indefinite curfew is in force
With clashes continuing in the countryside, officials fear the situation would take time to be brought under control and the toll could climb further.
Eight companies of army that were requisitioned by the state government to assist the civil administration staged a flag march in the violence-hit areas.