SIT files 5,000-page charge sheet in Lakhimpur Kheri case; Ashish Mishra prime accused

Kheri, 3/1:Almost three months after eight people were killed in violence during a farmers’ protest at Lakhimpur Kheri district, the Special Investigation Team (SIT) probing the killing filed a charge sheet on Monday in which union Minister of State Ajay Kumar Mishra’s son Ashish was named the key accused. According to the police sources, the…

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SIT arrests farmer for lynching BJP workers in Lakhimpur Kheri as 90-day probe period draws to a close

Kheri, 3/1: A special investigation team (SIT) probing the Lakhimpur Kheri violence made another arrest, of a farmer, in connection with the lynching of three BJP workers during the incident that took place on October 3, 2021. Lakhimpur Kheri police and senior prosecution officer (SPO) SP Yadav said that Gurpreet Singh, 22, had been absconding…

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Will build schools, not graveyards if voted to power in UP: Kejriwal

UP, 2/1: Delhi chief minister and Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader Arvind Kejriwal on Sunday promised to build schools and provide employment to the people of Uttar Pradesh instead of building ‘kabristan’ (graveyard) and ‘shamshan’ (cremation grounds) if his party was voted to power in the state in forthcoming assembly polls. Addressing his party’s first…

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