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Lakhimpur violence case: Ashish Mishra denied bail, two more arrested Two more persons were on Wednesday arrested in connection with the Lakhimpur violence, while a court here denied bail to the main accused, Ashish Mishra, son of Union minister Ajay Mishra. Ankit Das and Latif alias Kale, who appeared before the Special Investigation Team (SIT),

As voting commenced for the seven-phase UP elections on Thursday, the Allahabad High Court granted bail to Ashish Mishra, son of Union Minister of State for Home Ajay Mishra, in a case of last year’s Lakhimpur Kheri violence that left eight persons dead, including four farmers.

Aditi Tandon Tribune News Service New Delhi, January 3 Ninety-two days after eight people, including four farmers, were killed in violence and rioting at Lakhimpur Kheri, the Special Investigation

Parliamentary Affairs Minister Pralhad Joshi accused the Opposition members of deliberately stalling work as both the Houses were adjourned till 2 pm.

On Tuesday, a court allowed the special investigation team probing the Lakhimpur Kheri violence to replace lesser charges with 'attempt to murder' in the FIR against the accused.

The court, however, held that the addition of section 34 was unjustified as the accused had already been remanded under section 149, the prosecution officer said.

Lakhimpur Kheri violence, Rahul Gandhi, adjournment notice, Lok Sabha, sIT report, parliament disruptions

On Tuesday, a UP Police SIT had said that the killing of farmers in Lakhimpur Kheri in October was planned. The Union minister’s son is an accused in the case.

Rahul Gandhi moved an adjournment motion in Lok Sabha to discuss the violence in Uttar Pradesh. But, the BJP dismissed the demand to remove Ajay Mishra.

Asked about his son Ashish Misra being charged with attempt to murder in the Lakhimpur Kheri case, MoS Ajay Misra lost his temper at mediapersons and hurled abuses at them.