Lucknow : Uttar Pradesh Police IG Lakshmi Singh has said that the police is looking for Union Minister of State Home Ajay Mishra’s son Ashish Mishra. Police will be arresting him for Lakhimpur-Kheri violence.
The FIR has been filed under Indian Penal Code (IPC) Sections 302 for murder, 304-A for causing death due to reckless driving, 120-B for criminal conspiracy and 147 for rioting, 279 for rash driving, 338 for causing grievous hurt to any person by doing any act so rashly or negligently as to endanger human life along with other penal provisions at the Tikunia police station.
Speaking to AajTak, IG Lucknow Range, Lakshmi Singh, said a search is on to nab Ashish Misra, who has been booked on murder charges in the Lakhimpur Kheri FIR.
India Today TV has accessed a copy of the FIR, which claims that Ashish Misra had opened fire at the protesting farmers in Lakhimpur Kheri and was also present in the car that run over the farmers.
“Around 3 pm, Ashish Misra along with 15-20 armed men in three speeding four-wheelers reached the protest spot in Banbirpur. Monu Misra opened gunfire while he was seated on the left side of his Mahindra Thar, which mowed down the crowd and sped ahead,” stated the FIR.
IG Lakshmi Singh has now said a search is on to arrest Ashish Misra. “The videos and information that went viral on social media have also been sought to further the probe,” Singh said.
Earlier, speaking to news agency ANI, Ashish Misra had said, “I was at Banwaripur since 9 am till the end of the event. Allegations against me are completely baseless and I demand judicial inquiry of this matter and culprits should get punished.”
On Sunday, the farmers had gathered at the sports ground of the Maharaja Agrasen Inter-College to peacefully protest against the Centre’s three farm laws. They had planned to show black flags to the Union minister Ajay Misra and Uttar Pradesh Deputy Chief Minister Keshav Prasad Maurya, who were there to attend an event.
As the farmers went about their protest, Ashish Misra’s car allegedly run them over in high speed, killing four farmers on the spot. Later, violence broke out at the spot in Lakhimpur Kheri, leading to four more deaths.
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