The death toll in violence-hit areas of Muzaffarnagar, Baghpat and Shamli, has risen to 41, while 65 are reported to be injured. 36 persons have reportedly lost their lives in Muzaffarnagar, four in Baghpat and one person was killed in Shamli. The administration has made heavy deployment of the army and paramilitary forces in far flung rural areas, where search operations are going on.

Muzaffarnagar DM, Kaushal Raj Sharma said large quantities of illegal firearms and lethal weapons have been recovered during searches. The DM said that more than 250 arrests have, so far, been made.

The new Commissioner Bhuvanesh Kumar and SSP Praveen Kumar have assumed their charge. Authorities claim that the situation in the entire trouble hit region is now under control, as no major incident has been reported from anywhere.

Meanwhile, the Home Ministry has asked the Uttar Pradesh government to deploy enough forces in rural of areas in Muzaffarnagar to contain violence and has sought a report on the situation in the district every 12 hours.

The Home Ministry has asked seven states including Uttar Pradesh, Haryana and Jammu and Kashmir to be extra vigilant and deal with petty clashes effectively to avert any communal flare-up.

Condemning the violence and expressing grief and shock over the loss of innocent lives, the Prime Minister has assured the Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister that the Centre will extend all required assistance in tackling the situation.