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Aligarh, May 29 (UNI) Even as indefinite curfew continued in five police stations of this town following last night's communal violence, the death toll has risen to three.

Violence had erupted after a local BJP leader O P Gupta was killed by miscreants yesterday. Two bodies identified to be that of Bablu and Ajimullah were recovered from the area this morning. Nine people were also injured in the clash between warring groups in Sasani Gate, Dehli Gate and Kotwali along with Bannadevi and Gandhi Park police station areas, where indefinte curfew has been clamped.

SSP Akhil Kumar, confirming three deaths, claimed that the situation was tense but under control.

Divisional commissioner (Agra) Ashok Kumar, who dashed to Aligarh last night, told UNI that intelligence failure was the main reason for the breakout of violence.

''We have sought an intelligence team from the state capital to probe into the incident,'' Mr Kumar said.

Senior police officials, including ADG (Law and Order) Padman Singh and IG (Kanpur Zone) Rizwan Ahmed, have rushed here to asess the situation.

Meanwhile, police have arrested two people -- Maskoor and Chote -- for the murder of the BJP leader.

Mr Gupta was one of the accused in the April 5 communal violence in the area in which five people were killed in police firing following a clash over prayers in a temple.

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