Lakhimpur Kheri accident: Supreme Court takes suo motu cognizance, hearing to be held on Thursday India News – Times of India

New Delhi: Supreme court took suo motu cognizance of the violent incident on Wednesday afternoon Lakhimpur Kheri, where 8 people lost their lives after a vehicle attacked the protesting farmers and then some people were lynched by the mob.
Chief Justice’s Bench NV Ramana And Justice Surya Kant and Justice Hima Kohli are scheduled to hear the suo motu case on Thursday and their answers are likely to be sought. Uttar Pradesh The government asked why the police had not yet arrested those responsible for the violent incidents that claimed lives.

In the October 3 incident, the vehicle allegedly belonged to the junior Union Home Minister Ajay Mishra Teni, and allegedly driven by his son Ashish, had run over a crowd of protesters, killing four farmers.

Following this, the farmers allegedly turned violent and thrashed three people in the vehicle to death. A journalist covering the protests also died. The Union minister has denied that his son was in the vehicle and said the panicked driver lost control due to the attack on the vehicle.

A letter was written to him by two lawyers practicing in the Supreme Court chief Magistrate Demanding a fair probe into the incident, which has turned Uttar Pradesh into a political docket, opposition leaders have attempted to reach out to the families of the aggrieved farmers and the state administration has been blocking entry to prevent the situation from getting out of hand. trying to.
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