The Supreme Court on Monday dissolved the Special Investigation Team (SIT) in the Lakhimpur Kheri violence case, stating that it has already concluded its investigation and submitted a charge-sheet in the trial court.
The case is related to the violence that occurred on 3 October 2021, in which eight individuals, including four farmers, lost their lives in the Tikunia area of Lakhimpur Kheri district.
A bench of Justice Surya Kant and Justice Dipankar Datta also mentioned that if there arises a need to reconstitute the SIT, an appropriate order will be passed. The Apex Court had previously appointed Justice Rakesh Kumar Jain, a former judge of the Punjab and Haryana High Court, to oversee, on a day-to-day basis, the Uttar Pradesh Police SIT’s investigation into the case.
The SIT included three senior IPS officers: S.B. Shirodkar, Deepinder Singh, and Padmaja Chauhan. On 11 July, the Supreme Court extended the interim bail of Ashish Mishra, the son of Union Minister Ajay Kumar Mishra.
