Lakhimpur Kheri violence case live updates: Union minister's son arrested after 12 hours of questioning

DIG Upendra Agarwal was heading the monitoring committee investigating the FIR lodged against the minister's son and others in Lakhimpur Kheri incident

Union minister Ajay Mishra Teni's son Ashish was arrested late on Saturday evening, after 12 hours of questioning by the UP Police SIT probing the Lakhimpur Kheri violence.

Union minister Ajay Mishra's son Ashish Mishra arrested after questioning

Follow 'raj dharma' and sack Ajay Mishra: Congress to PM Modi

The Congress on Saturday urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to follow 'raj dharma' and sack Union minister of state for home Ajay Kumar Mishra immediately to "help restore the glory of India and its democracy".

Union Minister Ajay Mishra's son questioned for over 9 hrs by SIT

Union minister of state for home Ajay Mishra's son Ashish Mishra was quizzed on Saturday for over nine hours by an SIT of Uttar Pradesh police in connection with the Lakhimpur Kheri violence on October 3, a day after the Supreme Court expressed dissatisfaction over the state government's action in the case.

PM should express grief in Parliament over death of farmers during agri-law protests: Rakesh Tikait

Prime Minister Narendra Modi should for once express grief in Parliament over the death of around 750 farmers during the months-long anti-farm law protests on Delhi's borders, Bhartiya Kisan Union (BKU) leader Rakesh Tikait said on Saturday.

Lakhimpur Kheri violence: Congress asks chiefs of its state/UT units to observe maun vrat (vow of silence) between 10 am & 1 pm on Monday outside Raj Bhavans or Central Govt offices, demanding immediate sacking of Mos home Ajay Mishra & arrest of all culprits including his son.

Lakhimpur Kheri violence: Shiv Sena to take part in Oct 11 Maharashtra bandh to support farmers

Shiv Sena Rajya Sabha MP Sanjay Raut on Saturday said his party will participate with full force in the October 11 bandh in Maharashtra to protest against the killing of farmers in Uttar Pradesh's Lakhimpur Kheri.

Union Minister Ajay Mishra's son questioned by SIT; Farmer leaders demand arrest of both

Union minister of state for home Ajay Mishra's son Ashish Mishra was quizzed on Saturday by an SIT of Uttar Pradesh police in connection with the Lakhimpur Kheri violence on October 3, a day after the Supreme Court expressed dissatisfaction over the state government's action in the case.

The farmer leaders on Saturday pressed for the arrest of Union minister Ajay Mishra Teni and his son Ashish Mishra over their alleged involvement in the Lakhimpur Kheri violence on October 3.

Bahraich admin reaches out to Sikhs, writes to them in Gurmukhi script

The district administration in Bahraich has reached out to Sikhs through a letter in Gurmukhi script, thanking them for maintaining restraint after the Lakhimpur Kheri violence, which claimed eight lives, including four members from the community.

Lakhimpur Kheri incident: SKM calls farmers to attend 'Antim Ardas' in UP on Oct 12

Samyukt Kisan Morcha (SKM) has called the farmers to attend 'Antim Ardas' on October 12 at Tikonia in Lakhimpur Kheri district of Uttar Pradesh, in view of the violence that took place last Sunday in which eight people including four farmers lost their lives.

Lakhimpur Kheri violence: Indian Youth Congress stages protest in Delhi, demands arrest of Union minister's son

Members of the Indian Youth Congress (IYC) on Saturday staged a protest in Delhi demanding the resignation of Minister of State for Home Ajay Mishra and arrest of his son Ashish in connection with the Lakhimpur Kheri violence case.

"That was the reaction to the action. There was no planning involved and that doesn't amount to murder," Rakesh Tikait on the killing of three BJP workers during the #akhimpur Kheri violence.

Lakhimpur Kheri violence: Samyukt Kisan Morcha will take out 'Kalash Yatra' in all the districts of Uttar Pradesh starting Oct 12. 'Rail Roko' agitation will be held on Oct 18 and a 'mahapanchayat' in Lucknow on Oct 26, says Yogendra Yadav

Killing of BJP workers in Lakhimpur after car ran over farmers reaction to action: Rakesh Tikait

Bharatiya Kisan Union leader Rakesh Tikait on Saturday said that he doesn't consider those who killed BJP workers in Uttar Pradesh's Lakhimpur Kheri as culprits as they only reacted to SUV running over protesters.

Farmer leaders demand Union minister Ajay Mishra, his son be arrested

Farmer leaders on Saturday demanded that Union minister Ajay Mishra and his son be arrested in the Lakhimpur Kheri violence case, and said the incident was a “pre-planned conspiracy”.