Muzaffarnagar: Curfew remained in force in riot-hit areas of Muzaffarnagar with the Army patrolling troubled places as the death toll in the clashes in the district and adjoining towns rose to 38.

Over 360 people have been arrested in connection with the violence.

"A total of 38 people have died in various districts of western Uttar Pradesh with 32 deaths in Muzaffarnagar", home secretary Kamal Saxena told PTI in Lucknow.