Ashish Mishra, son of Union Minister for State, Ajay Mishra Teni, has been arrested in connection with the killing of 8 persons at Lakhmipur Kheri in Uttar Pradesh. .The eight people which included farmers protesting against Farm Laws, were mowed down by a four-wheeler belonging to Mishra.An FIR had earlier been registered against Mishra and several other persons in connection with the incident for offences of murder and rioting.Farmer leaders claimed that Ashish Mishra was in one of the cars which knocked down and ran over some protesters.The Supreme Court had also taken cognizance of the incident after two lawyers from Uttar Pradesh had written a letter to CJI NV Ramana seeking a probe by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI).In their letter, advocates Shivkumar Tripathi and CS Panda also sought a direction to the Union Ministry of Home Affairs to ensure the registration of an FIR in the matter as well as punishment to the guilty parties involved in the incident..During the hearing of the matter on Friday, the Court had expressed its displeasure with the manner in which the Uttar Pradesh government and police were handling the issue.Chief Justice of India NV Ramana who was heading the Bench hearing the case, observed that looking at the way the investigation was proceeding, it did not seem that the authorities were serious.The UP government had, however, assured the Court that action would be taken.
Ashish Mishra, son of Union Minister for State, Ajay Mishra Teni, has been arrested in connection with the killing of 8 persons at Lakhmipur Kheri in Uttar Pradesh. .The eight people which included farmers protesting against Farm Laws, were mowed down by a four-wheeler belonging to Mishra.An FIR had earlier been registered against Mishra and several other persons in connection with the incident for offences of murder and rioting.Farmer leaders claimed that Ashish Mishra was in one of the cars which knocked down and ran over some protesters.The Supreme Court had also taken cognizance of the incident after two lawyers from Uttar Pradesh had written a letter to CJI NV Ramana seeking a probe by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI).In their letter, advocates Shivkumar Tripathi and CS Panda also sought a direction to the Union Ministry of Home Affairs to ensure the registration of an FIR in the matter as well as punishment to the guilty parties involved in the incident..During the hearing of the matter on Friday, the Court had expressed its displeasure with the manner in which the Uttar Pradesh government and police were handling the issue.Chief Justice of India NV Ramana who was heading the Bench hearing the case, observed that looking at the way the investigation was proceeding, it did not seem that the authorities were serious.The UP government had, however, assured the Court that action would be taken.
