Lagatar24 Desk
New Delhi, Oct 19: The Supreme Court will hear the matter pertaining to the violence in Lakhimpur Kheri on Wednesday.
Eight persons, including four farmers and a journalist, were killed during a farmers’ protest on October 3 in Lakhimpur Kheri.
A bench of Chief Justice of India, N.V. Ramana, Justice Surya Kant and Justice Hima Kohli will hear the matter as two lawyers had written a letter seeking a high-level judicial inquiry in the incident.
Notably, Supreme Court had expressed dissatisfaction over the steps taken by the UP government on October 8 and also questioned the State on why accused Ashish Mishra was not arrested so far. The Court had said that the Uttar Pradesh government is not proceeding in the manner in which it should proceed against the accused while adding that the killing of eight people in Lakhimpur Kheri is a “brutal murder” and the law must take its course against all accused.
Ten people, including the son of Union Minister of State for Home Affairs and BJP MP Ajay Kumar Mishra, Ashish Mishra have been arrested so far in this case.
