Lakhimpur Kheri protest: Union Minister's son Ashish Mishra summoned on October 8; 2 others arrested
Lakhimpur Kheri: The Uttar Pradesh Police on Thursday arrested two accused in connection with the violence on October 2. They have been identified as Luvkush and Ashish Pandey.
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As per reports, the Uttar Pradesh Police has pasted a notice outside the residence of Union Minister Ajay Kumar Mishra at Lakhimpur Kheri, asking his son Ashish Mishra to appear before it on October 8 in connection with the violence that left eight persons, including four farmers and a journalist, dead.
The police have also recovered empty bullet shells at the violence site. "Two persons are being questioned. They've confirmed the role of three others, who are dead. Technically, they have also been accounted for. These people are giving a lot of information. We are sending summons to key accused Ashish Mishra for questioning," said IG, Lucknow Range, Lakshimi Singh.
He said incidents of firing or any firearm injuries had not been confirmed. "Therefore, we will have to proceed with other evidence that have been given to us," he added.
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Earlier in the day, on a petition calling for action in the killing of farmers in Lakhimpur Kheri, the Supreme Court asked the UP Government to report by October 8 how many have been arrested.
The Supreme Court asked the UP Government to file a status report by October 8 specifying action taken.
Meanwhile, the UP Police has constituted a nine-member monitoring committee, led by DIG (Headquarters) Upendra Agrawal, in the case against Union Minister Ajay Kumar Mishra's son Ashish and others.
-PTC News
