By means of PTI
LAKHIMPUR KHERI: The SIT probing the Lakhimpur Kheri violence on Monday filed a price sheet towards 14 other folks, together with Union Minister Ajay Mishra’s son Ashish, who has been named the principle accused.
The 5,000-page price sheet, which was once submitted within the courtroom of Leader Judicial Justice of the Peace (CJM) Chinta Ram, mentioned Ashish Mishra was once on the spot the place the violence happened.
It didn’t have the identify of Union Minister of State for House Ajay Mishra, mentioned resources.
The complainant within the case, Jagjit Singh, had alleged within the FIR registered on the Tikonia police station that the Union minister and his son had “hatched the conspiracy” and so they must be named within the FIR.
Senior prosecution officer (SPO) SP Yadav mentioned, “Within the statements of witnesses, Ashish Mishra Monu’s presence at the spot have been mentioned and the similar was once the a part of the case diary.”
When requested to additional elaborate and make sure if the minister’s identify is within the price sheet, Yadav mentioned “I have never long past thru hundreds of pages of the price sheet. Therefore, I’m not able to reply additional.”
Along side the minister’s son, the FIR names Ankit Das, Nandan Singh Bisht, Satyam Tripathi, alias Satyam, Latif, alias Kale, Shekhar Bharti, Sumit Jaiswal, Ashish Pandey, Lavkush Rana, Shishu Good friend, Ullas Kumar, alias Mohit Trivedi, Rinku Rana and Dharmendra Banjara.
With the exception of the 13 other folks arrested to this point, any other accused Virendra Shukla’s identify has been added within the chargesheet below Segment 201 (inflicting disappearance of proof) of the Indian Penal Code, Yadav advised newshounds in Lakhimpur Kheri.
Shukla is but to be arrested and he’s the minister’s relative, mentioned Yadav.
The costs come with homicide, try to homicide and violations below the Hands Act.
The senior prosecution officer mentioned the courtroom approved the price sheet and glued January 10 as the following date of listening to.
Virendra Shukla has been requested to be provide within the courtroom on that day.
The submitting of the price sheet has renewed the call for for the minister’s dismissal.
“All the nation has observed the reality of the 5,000-page chargesheet within the type of a video. But the Modi govt is making an attempt to avoid wasting the accused. India is a witness! #Lakhimpur#Farmers”, Rahul Gandhi mentioned in a tweet in Hindi, whilst looking for the dismissal of Ajay Mishra.
Congress common secretary Priyanka Gandhi mentioned, “They’re within the place of protector however stand with the destroyer. Within the price sheet of the Lakhimpur Kheri bloodbath case, the son of the Union Minister of State for House is the principle accused within the crushing of farmers.”
“However because of Narendra Modiji’s patronage, Minister Ajay Mishra Teni’ didn’t even come below the scrutiny of the investigation and he stays in his publish,” Priyanka alleged difficult the sacking of the minister.
Samajwadi Celebration president Akhilesh Yadav in a tweet mentioned the price sheet has uncovered the double-engine govt of the BJP.
“These days, each and every supporter-worker of the BJP is embarrassed and frightened of social boycott,” he mentioned.
The incident had taken position on October 3.
8 other folks had been killed, 4 of them farmers allegedly mowed down via an SUV by which some BJP employees had been travelling.
Two BJP employees and their driving force had been lynched via offended farmers.
A journalist additionally died.