Saharanpur: In view of Eid celebrations, curfew was once again relaxed in Saharanpur on Tuesday even as the western Uttar Pradesh town remained tense but calm.
The district administration has relaxed curfew from 7 am to 11 am in old city and from 3 pm to 7 pm in new areas of the city as the situation is improving in the city.
Yesterday, curfew was relaxed from 10 am to 2 pm in the new city and from 3 pm to 7 pm in the old town areas to allow people to buy their daily need items from markets which were directed to remain open.
However, security forces maintained a tight vigil during the curfew relaxation hours and kept a close watch on trouble-mongers to prevent any untoward incident.
38 people are under arrest for the riots as a political blame game erupted with BJP accusing Samajwadi Party of indulging in “vote-bank politics” and Congress blasting the UP government for “lapses.” Curfew and shoot-at-sight orders had remained in force on Sunday in the wake of clashes between two communities over a land dispute with some indulging in arson. Three persons were killed in the violence on Saturday that also left 33 injured.
22 shops were gutted or damaged and 15 four-wheelers torched in the incidents, according to Ms. Tiwari.
Saharanpur Superintendent of Police Rajesh Pandey said one person who had “instigated” the violence has been identified. “We have not arrested him yet, but we are hopeful that we will catch hold of him very soon,” he said, noting that the individual has been charged with rioting, arson and conspiracy.
He said, “We will undertake a detailed investigation and only then we can say whether it is a grand design or some thing else is behind the scene.”
First Published: Tuesday, July 29, 2014, 08:55
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