Lakhimpur Kheri News

Lakhimpur Kheri violence: Forensic report confirms rifle seized from minister's son was fired

Ashish Mishra, son of Union minister Ajay Mishra, and 15-20 unnamed men have been charged with murder, criminal conspiracy, rash driving, and rioting

SIT takes Ashish Mishra, 3 others to Lakhimpur Kheri to recreate sequence of events; Tikait slams probe

Rakesh Tikait said the "red-carpet arrest" of MoS Home Ajay Mishra's son Ashish has fuelled anger among protesting farmers and demanded the minister's removal to ensure fair investigation

How Lakhimpur Kheri incident has given Congress a small window to regain its footing ahead of UP Assembly elections

The Congress general secretary has emerged as the main face of the party in the state and has been very aggressive in her political statements

Lakhimpur Kheri violence: Union minister Ajay Mishra's son arrested by SIT after 11 hours of questioning

Ashish appeared before the special investigation team in the crime branch office of the police line at around 10.30 am and he was questioned regarding the FIR registered against him and others over Sunday's deadly incident

Opinion | Lakhimpur Kheri and the Valley: A tale of two massacres and selective emotional outpouring

Our politicians are busy queuing up at Lakhimpur Kheri even though details of the massacre are shrouded in mystery, while it's business as usual in Srinagar where seven civilians were killed

Lakhimpur Kheri violence: Yogi Adityanath says no action will be taken 'under pressure or without evidence'

The UP chief minister emphasized that those found guilty would be punished accordingly, based on evidence. To this extent he said that a special investigation team (SIT) has been constituted and a judicial commission has been formed

Lakhimpur Kheri violence: Supreme Court says not satisfied with steps taken by UP government

The apex court asked the state whether the accused in other cases lodged under IPC Section 302 (murder) are treated the same way, emphasising that the charge levied in this case are 'very serious'

Lakhimpur Kheri updates: Police arrest two accused; Navjot Singh Sidhu's march halted near Saharanpur

Lakhimpur Kheri live updates: CJI Ramana says two advocates wrote a letter to the court on Tuesday, we directed our Registry to register the letter as PIL but due to miscommunication, they registered it as a suo motu matter.

At Lakhimpur Kheri, charred vehicles and shattered minds serve as grim reminder of deadly violence

The violence at Lakhimpur Kheri has ended up into an ugly blame game with no quick end in sight

UP govt appoints retd HC judge to investigate Lakhimpur Kheri incident; Oppn demands judicial probe

However, Opposition leaders including Congress' Priyanka Gandhi Vadra and Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav have said that a sitting judge should investigate the matter.