The Special Investigation Team investigating the Lakhimpur violence case filed a chargesheet on Monday in which one accused was added, taking the tally of arrested accused to 14. The name of Ashish Mishra, son of Union Minister of State for Home Ajay Mishra Teni, has also been named as an accused.
On 3 October, eight people, including four protesting farmers, died after being mowed down by an SUV allegedly belonging to Union Minister Ajay Mishra Teni’s son Ashish Mishra. Speaking to the media, prosecution lawyer, S.P. Yadav said, “The charge sheet has been filed. One new name Virendra Shukla has been added. He has been charged under Section 201 of IPC.”
Meanwhile, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi alleged on Monday that the Narendra Modi government was “trying to save the accused” in the Lakhimpur Kheri violence case, and demanded the sacking of Union Minister Ajay Mishra after the SIT filed the chargesheet in the case. “The entire country has seen the truth of the 5,000-page charge sheet in the form of a video. Yet the Modi government is trying to save the accused. India is a witness! #Lakhimpur #Farmers,” he said in a tweet in Hindi, using the hashtag seeking dismissal of MoS Ajay Mishra.