Lagatar24 Desk
New Delhi, June 1: Bhartiya Kisan Union (BKU) leader Dilbag Singh, a witness in the Lakhimpur Kheri violence case, was allegedly assaulted by two unidentified individuals in the district, police said on Wednesday.
On Tuesday night, the BKU (Tikait) district president was returning home in his SUV from Aliganj-Muda route in Gola kotwali area when he was attacked.
Singh was one of the witnesses to the Tikunia violence on October 3, 2021, which claimed the lives of eight people, including four farmers and a journalist. Ashish Mishra, the son of Union minister Ajay Mishra, was detained in connection with the event.
Additional Superintendent of Police (ASP) Arun Kumar Singh told PTI that forensic teams had been sent to the spot to examine the vehicle and the crime scene and collect evidences.
