Lakhimpur Kheri (Uttar Pradesh), November 14 : .In an interesting twist, eight of the 90 witnesses in the Lakhimpur Kheri trial in which Ashish misra, the son of Union Minister for State for Home Ajay Mitra Teni, are requesting that their security be removed by the police. These witnesses have written to the local administration in this regard.These witnesses wrote to the local administration regarding this matter.
A total of eight people, including four farmers, were killed in the Tikunia area of Lakhimpur Kheri on October 3.Eight people, including four farmers were killed in Tikunia, Lakhimpur Kheri, on October 3.
Security was provided to each of the 90 key witnesses of the case by the police after recording their statement before a magistrate on the directions of the Supreme Court last month.After recording the statements of each of the key witnesses, the police provided security to them all.
Additional Superintendent of Police (ASP), Arun Kumar Singh, who is also a member of the nine-member special investigation committee probing the incident, said, “Eight key witnesses have submitted applications wanting their security to be withdrawn citing personal reasons.Arun Kumar Singh (ASP) is the Additional Superintendent of Police.
He is also a member the nine-member special investiga committee probing the incident.Their applications will be reviewed before removing security.”.They will be examined before security is removed.
The local police declined to reveal the identity of the witnesses who want their security removed.The witnesses, who requested their security to be removed from the local police station, were not allowed to be identified by them.
It may be recalled that on October 3, violence erupted after an SUV mowed down four farmers near the Banbirpur village under Tikunia police circle of Lakhimpur Kheri.You may recall that violence broke out after an SUV drove into four farmers near Banbirpur village, which is located under Tikunia police station of Lakhimpur Kheri.
Four other people, including two BJP workers Shubham Mishra and Shyam Sunder, journalist Raman Kashyap and a driver Hari Om Mishra, were also killed.Other victims included two BJP workers Shyam Sunder and Shubham Mishra, as well as journalist Raman Kashyap, and Hari Om Mishra, a driver.
Two FIRs — the first in connection with the mowing down of four farmers and the second regarding the killing of four others — were registered at the Tikunia police station.At the Tikunia Police Station, two FIRs were filed.
One was in relation to the mowing of four farmers; the other related to the killing of four more.
The special investigation committee probing the case has arrested 13 accused, including Ashish Misra, in connection with the first case and two accused in the second case.
The case was investigated by a special investigation committee that arrested 13 people, Ashish Misra included, in connection to the first case, and two in the second.
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