Union minister's son Ashish Mishra - accused of murder in the farmer deaths at Lakhimpur Kheri - has been summoned for questioning, the UP police said. Two people who were at the location of the incident have been arrested, the police said.
The Uttar Pradesh police issued a fresh notice to Union Minister Ajay Mishra s son, Ashish Mishra in connection with the violence in Lakhimpur Kheri that killed eight people. The minister s son who had missed Friday s summon is asked to appear in front of the police by 11 am on Saturday. The latest notice, which was pasted on the wall of Ajay Mishra s house Friday afternoon, further warned that legal action will be initiated against him if he fails to appear before the investigators on
Junior minister Ajay Mishra today met with Union Home Minister Amit Shah amid opposition calls for his sacking over allegations that his son ran over farmers in Uttar Pradesh's Lakhimpur Kheri on Sunday.
The events at Lakhimpur Kheri, where farmers were allegedly mowed down by a car driven by the son of a Union minister, should be investigated by the CBI under the supervision of the Supreme Court, lawyers have written to the Chief Justice of India.
Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav has been detained by the police from outside his residence in Uttar Pradesh capital Lucknow where he staged a sit-in protest after being stopped from visiting Lakhimpur Kheri district, where eight including four f