New Delhi: A new video from violence-hit Lakhimpur Kheri in Uttar Pradesh has emerged which shows a police official interrogating a man after the brutal incident in UP where eight people were mowed under an SUV. Four of the victims were farmers.
The authenticity of the video is not independently verified by HW news network.
The injured man is sitting on the ground, while the police official, on his haunches and with a mike in hand, is seen questioning him.
The policeman fires numerous questions at the man from Lucknow’s Charbagh area.
The man says he was in a black Fortuner that had five people in it. He, who was sitting in the back of the car, claimed that the vehicle belonged to an ex Congress MP. He then gives out the car plate number.
“Aage ek aur gaadi thi woh kiski thi (Who was in the car ahead),” asks the policeman.
“Mujhe nahi maloom (I don’t know),” he says at first.
“Thar kiske saath thi itna bata do (Who was in the Thar, just tell us this),” the policeman presses him.
“Bhaiya ke saath thi,” he answers.
“Matlab sab unhi ke log they na (Means, they were all his men),” the cop presses on.
“Haan sab unhi ke log the (Yes, they were his men),” he acknowledges.
The “Bhaiya” here is a reference to Ashish Mishra, Union Minister Ajay Mishra’s son.
In an earlier viral video, a Thar was seen running over slogan-shouting farmers marching in the district with a black Fortuner tailing the SUV that hit the farmers.
It is also not clear from the visuals who is in the driving seat. Other than opposition leaders, the video has also been shared by Varun Gandhi, an MP from the ruling BJP.
The farmers have alleged that the protesters were run over by an SUV driven by the Union Minister’s son.
Union Minister Mishra has told NDTV that the vehicle seen running over farmers, allegedly triggering the clashes, was indeed his. However, the minister said neither he nor his son was present at the spot when the incident happened.
A murder case has been filed against the Union minister’s son, however he is yet to be arrested.
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