Minister’s Son, Accused Of Killing Farmers skips police summons: 10 Facts of the story

Lakhimpur Kheri, Uttar Pradesh:
Ashish Mishra, the son of Union Minister Ajay Mishra, who is suspected of driving over farmers in Uttar Pradesh’s Lakhimpur Kheri, eluded police questioning this morning amid mounting public indignation over the case’s inactivity. Outside the minister’s house, summons were pasted.

1. The violence that erupted in Lakhimpur on Sunday has developed into a huge political issue ahead of the state elections next year, and Ashish Mishra was summoned for questioning for the first time amid calls for his arrest from opposition leaders.
2. A car ran over a gathering of demonstrators opposing the arrival of junior Home Minister Ajay Mishra and UP’s Deputy Chief Minister Keshav Prasad Maurya in the UP district on Sunday, killing eight persons, including four farmers.
3. Officials said that Ajay Mishra was summoned for questioning at 10 a.m., but that top cop Upendra Agarwal, who is leading the eight-member investigative team, kept waiting for him. He was mentioned in a FIR filed by farmers who asked that he be prosecuted.
4. According to the FIR, Ajay Mishra drove into a crowd of protesting farmers who were holding a peaceful black flag protest. “Around 3 p.m., Ashish Mishra and his three vehicles, as well as 15-20 men armed with firearms, arrived at the Banwaripur meeting place… On the left side of his Thar Mahindra, Ashish fired at the throng. The car slammed into the crowd… Gurvinder Singh, the 22-year-old son of farmer Sukhvinder Singh, died as a result of the shooting “The FIR is read.
5. The police posted a notice outside the Union Minister’s house on Thursday, summoning his son. Former Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav, Congress leaders Priyanka Gandhi Vadra and Rahul Gandhi, among others, have claimed that the police are protecting the high-profile defendants.
6. As the matter reached the Supreme Court on Thursday, two people – Luv Kush and Ashish Pandey – were arrested. The police said they were in the same vehicle that drove down a journalist and farmers, and that a total of 13 persons were involved.
7. “Summons have been issued to Ashish Mishra, and he has been requested to come in for questioning as soon as possible,” Lakshmi Singh, the Inspector General of the Lucknow Zone, told NDTV on Thursday. “We are not attempting to protect anyone. Everyone is treated equally under the law of the land. We’ll make sure that severe measures are done “Lakshmi Singh expressed her thoughts. In the case, thirteen people are named.
8. The Supreme Court, which is hearing a plea related to the Lakhimpur Kheri riots, asked the state administration on Thursday “how many persons have been arrested” and requested a status report by Friday.
9. While Ajay Mishra and his son have denied being present at the incident, calls have been made for the Union Minister to resign.
10. The minister told NDTV earlier this week that the SUV, which was seen in viral videos speeding over demonstrators, belonged to his family. However, sources claim that his resignation has been ruled out following his meeting with Home Minister Amit Shah. identified as a defendant.

(With inputs from NDTV News – Topstories.)

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