Lakhimpur Kheri case: Lakhimpur Kheri violence: SIT files chargesheet, Union minister’s son named accused

The Particular Investigation Workforce (SIT) probing the Lakhimpur Kheri violence, which claimed eight lives, has filed a chargesheet towards 14 accused, together with Union minister Ajay Mishra’s son Ashish Mishra. The chargesheet was filed within the court docket of chief judicial Justice of the Peace (CJM) Chinta Ram on Monday.

In FIR quantity 219/2021 lodged with Tikunia Police Station, the SIT had recognized and arrested 13 accused, together with Ashish Mishra ‘Monu’, Ankit Das, Nandan Singh Bisht, Satyam Tripathi alias Satyam, Latif alias Kale, Shekhar Bharti, Sumit Jaiswal, Ashish Pandey, Lavkush Rana, Shishu Pal, Ullas Kumar alias Mohit Trivedi, Rinku Rana and Dharmendra Banjara.

On Monday, senior prosecution officer (SPO) S P Yadav instructed reporters that one other accused Virendra Shukla’s identify has been added within the chargesheet underneath part 201 (inflicting disappearance of proof of offence) of the Indian Penal Code.

Nonetheless, Shukla is but to be arrested. Yadav stated the chargesheet towards all 14 accused was filed within the court docket and the proceedings are on.

Violence had erupted in Lakhimpur Kheri on October 3 final yr when farmers have been protesting the go to of Uttar Pradesh Deputy Chief Minister Keshav Prasad Maurya to Mishra’s native place.

4 agitating farmers have been run over by a automobile whereas 4 others, together with a journalist, two BJP staff have been additionally killed within the violence that ensued.

Ajay Mishra is at present the MP from Kheri Lok Sabha seat.