Ashish Mishra, who was arrested late on Saturday, was remanded to judicial custody for 14 days and placed under COVID quarantine in the district jail in Lakhimpur Kheri.
Maharashtra is observing bandh today in protest of Lakhimpur violence. The MVA government has extended its full support to the same.
Earlier this week, the SKM had issued an ultimatum, asking the government to act against MoS Home Ajay Mishra by October 11 failing which they would start a phase-wise programme to protest the Lakhimpur Kheri violence.
According to the letter, the Congress delegation will consist of Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, AK Antony, Mallikarjun Kharge, KC Venugopal, Ghulam Nabi Azad, and Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury besides Rahul Gandhi who will lead the delegation.
The local court will hear the matter on October 11 on whether the Union Minister of State (MoS) for Home Ajay Mishra Teni's son should be sent to police custody or not.
A policeman is also spotted in the video who is holding a microphone and asking the injured man about the incident. He tells cops that the vehicle belonged to Ankit Das.
Ashish Mishra appeared before the SIT in the crime branch office of the police line at around 10.30 AM where he was questioned regarding the FIR registered against him and others under murder charges in Sunday killings. After quizzing him for more than 11 hours, the nine-member SIT headed by Deputy Inspector General of Police Agarwal arrested Mishra.
Union Minister Ajay Mishra's son Ashish Mishra is now under judicial custody for his alleged involvement in Lakhimpur Kheri clashes. He has been sent in judicial custody till Monday.
Aged around 35, Ashish Mishra looks after the political activities of his father in his Kheri Parliamentary constituency. While his son was facing questioning by the SIT, Ajay Mishra was in his MP’s office in Lakhimpur city with lawyers and later came out to calm his supporters, who had assembled in large numbers outside the house and were shouting slogans in favour of him and his son. The Minister told them that Ashish was innocent and would come out clean.
After quizzing him for nearly 12 hours, the nine-member SIT headed by Deputy Inspector General of Police Agarwal, arrested Mishra.
The five demands put forth by the farmers' organisation include a special prayer meeting for the farmers killed in Lakhimpur Kheri, Rail Roko Andolan, Shaheed Kisan yatra, burning effigies of BJP leaders on Dussehra and a Kisan mahapanchayat.
Eight people were killed in the violence that broke out on October 3 after an SUV allegedly ran over a group of anti-farm law protesters who were demonstrating against the visit of Uttar Pradesh Deputy Chief Minister Keshav Prasad Maurya at Tikonia-Banbirpur road in Lakhimpur Kheri. The dead included farmers, BJP workers and a journalist.
The Punjab Congress chief on Friday began the fast in Lakhimpur Kheri, declaring that he will continue it till Union minister Ajay Mishra’s son is not arrested.
The police team has prepared over two dozen questions for Ashish Mishra to answer in connection with the case.
Indian Youth Congress workers today held protests over Lakhimpur Kheri violence, demanding the arrest of accused.
Addressing a press conference held at the office of the Samajwadi Party, he said that everyone has seen everything, yet the guilty have not been caught yet.
Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav on Saturday took on the rulling party and said that the BJP will vanish in the next Assembly election as the public is watching everything.
Four of the eight people who died in the violence on Sunday were farmers, allegedly knocked down by a vehicle carrying BJP workers. Angry farmers then allegedly lynched some people in the vehicles.
Adityanath also stressed that there will be no injustice with anyone and no action will be taken under any pressure.
NCP Chief Sharad Pawar condemned the raids and called them 'politically motivated'.
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