Union Minister Ajay Mishra's son, Ashish Mishra, accused of running over farmers in Uttar Pradesh's Lakhimpur Kheri, was arrested on Saturday after being questioned for over 12 hours, and was subsequently sent to police custody for 3 days on Monday.
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Union Minister Ajay Mishra's son, Ashish, accused of running over farmers in Uttar Pradesh's Lakhimpur Kheri, skipped police questioning this morning amid rising outrage over inaction in the case. Summons were pasted outside the minister's home.
The Supreme Court on Thursday told the Uttar Pradesh government to file a status report as to who were the persons named as accused in the case related to "murder of eight people" in Lakhimpur Kheri case and whether they have been arrested or not.
Trinamool Congress on Wednesday said the killings at Lakhimpur Kheri in Uttar Pradesh showed that democracy is being strangulated in every BJP-ruled state.