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Retired HC judge-led Commission of Enquiry constituted to probe Lakhimpur Kheri incident

By ANI | Updated: October 7, 2021 09:55 IST

A single-member Commission of Enquiry, headed by retired High Court Judge, with headquarters at Lakhimpur Kheri was constituted to investigate the death of 8 persons in Lakhimpur Kheri on October 3.

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A single-member Commission of Enquiry, headed by retired High Court Judge, with headquarters at Lakhimpur Kheri was constituted to investigate the death of 8 persons in Lakhimpur Kheri on October 3.

The commission has been constituted under the chairmanship of retired High Court judge Pradeep Kumar Srivastava.

The commission has been given two months to complete the investigation.

The order has been undersigned by Uttar Pradesh Additional Chief Secretary Awanish Kumar Awasthi.

As many as eight people died in the Lakhimpur Kheri incident on Sunday, said Uttar Pradesh police.

The Samyukta Kisan Morcha, an umbrella body of several farmer unions, had alleged that Ashish Mishra Teni, son of Union Minister of State for Home Affairs Ajay Mishra Teni arrived with three vehicles around the time that farmers were dispersing from their protest at the helipad and mowed down farmers and towards the end also attacked SKM leader Tajinder Singh Virk directly, by trying to run a vehicle over him.

However, Ashish Mishra refuted SKM's allegations and said he was not present at the spot where the incident took place.

MoS Teni also said that his son was not present at the spot, adding that some miscreants mingled with protesting farmers and pelted the stones at the car which lead to the 'unfortunate incident'.

( With inputs from ANI )

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