Lakhimpur Kheri violence updates: UP Police to seek further custody of Ashish Misra in court today

Lakhimpur Kheri updates October 11, Monday: Maharastra witnesses a state-wide bandh on Monday as the ruling allies in the state — Shiv Sena, NCP, and Congress — issued a call for a bandh to protest against the killing of farmers in Uttar Pradesh’s Lakhimpur Kheri last week.

The three ruling allies have made it clear that the bandh was not state government-sponsored, but called by the parties. Meanwhile, the Samyukt Kisan Morcha “warned” the Centre and the Uttar Pradesh government that its deadline to sack and arrest Minister of State for Home Ajay Misra ends on October 11 (Monday), failing which it will start phase-wise protests against the Lakhimpur Kheri violence. Union minister Ajay Misha’s son Ashish, who was arrested on Saturday for not cooperating with the probe, was remanded in judicial custody for 14 days.

The Uttar Pradesh Police will now file an application before a court, seeking further custody of accused Ashish Misra. Eight people, including four farmers, two BJP workers, a driver and a journalist, were killed in the violence that had erupted in the Lakhimpur district during a farmers’ protest last week. Farmers have alleged that Ashish Misra was sitting inside the car mowed nowed that the four farmers. However, Ashish has refuted these allegations. Meanwhile, a political stir has erupted over the incident with the Opposition demanding the Union ministers’ resignation and arrest

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