Lakhimpur: Charges framed against Ashish Mishra, 12 others

One-liner: A court in Lakhimpur Kheri in UP on Tuesday framed charges against Union minister Ajay Kumar Mishra's son Ashish Mishra and 12 others for murder, criminal conspiracy and related offences in the case of mowing down of protesting farmers in Oct 2021 in Lakhimpur Kheri, paving the way for the start of the trial.

Hearing on Dec 16: Additional District Judge Sunil Kumar Verma has now fixed the next hearing on Dec 16, District Govt Counsel (Criminal) Arvind Tripathi said.

Charged under IPC sections: Tripathi said that 13 accused, including Ashish Mishra, have been charged under IPC sections related to rioting, unlawful assembly, murder, attempt to murder, voluntarily causing grievous hurt by dangerous weapons and punishment for criminal conspiracy.

Main accused: Ashish Mishra, son of Union Minister of State for Home Ajay Kumar Mishra, is the main accused in the case. The other 12 accused are in jail.

14th accused: The 14th accused, Virendra Shukla, who is out on bail, has been charged under section 201 of the IPC which is related to causing the disappearance of evidence of an offence or giving false information to screen the offender.

Charges under Arms Act: Charges under various sections of the Arms Act were also framed against Ashish Mishra, Ankit Das, Nandan Singh Bisht, Satyam alias Satya Prakash Tripathi, Latif Kale and Sumit Jaiswal.

Flashback: On Oct 3, 2021, eight people were killed in Tikunia in Lakhimpur Kheri during violence that erupted when farmers were protesting against UP Deputy CM Keshav Prasad Maurya's visit to the area. Four farmers were mowed down by an SUV, in which Ashish Mishra was seated. Following the incident, the driver and two BJP workers were allegedly lynched by angry farmers. A journalist also died in the violence.

Source: PTI

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