Lakhimpur Kheri Violence News Updates: The Supreme Court on Thursday said that a confusion led to the listing of Lakhimpur Kheri violence as a suo motu cognisance while it was taken up on basis of a letter written by two advocates. Asking the petitioner lawyers to be present for the hearing, the court said that the matter will be taken up later today. A three-judge bench comprising Chief Justice N V Ramana and justices Surya Kant and Hima Kohli is hearing the case.
Rahul and Priyanka Gandhi, along with other Congress leaders, met the grieving families of the farmers who died in the violence on Sunday. The Uttar Pradesh government Wednesday allowed the Congress leaders to visit the violence-hit district after initially saying no, and also released Vadra from three days of preventive detention. An AAP delegation also met the affected families in Lakhimpur on Wednesday.
Punjab Congress chief Navjot Singh Sidhu along with party workers and supporters were detained at Yamuna Nagar (Haryana)-Saharanpur (UP) border. They were going to Lakhimpur Kheri in Uttar Pradesh.
Lakhimpur Kheri Violence: Two arrested, Ajay Mishra's son being summoned; empty bullet shells recovered from violence site
Two people are being questioned. They've confirmed role of three others who are dead. Technically, they have also been accounted for. These people are giving a lot of information. We are sending summon to the main accused (Ashish Mishra) for questioning: Lucknow IG Lakshimi Singh
Two persons have been taken into custody and are being questioned in the Lakhimpur Kheri violence case. Police have recovered empty bullet shells at violence site: UP Govt sources
MoS Ajay Kumar Mishra, whose son has been booked in a murder case for allegedly mowing down four farmers in Lakhimpur Kheri district of Uttar Pradesh, on Thursday inaugurated a national conference on prisons organised by the BPRD, department of the Home Ministry. (PTI)
Uttar Pradesh government tells Supreme Court that an SIT has been constituted and a single-member enquiry commission has been constituted, to also file a status report.
Supreme Court asks Uttar Pradesh Government to file a status report on who are the accused, against whom FIR is registered and those arrested.
The district-level committee will investigate matter & submit the chargesheet in court while judicial investigation commission will conduct inquiry of the whole incident. Based on evidences, we'll soon arrest all accused involved in this incident: IG Lucknow Range
For an unbiased probe, district-level committee has started its work. A judicial investigation commission under Justice HC Allahabad (Retd.) formed by the govt. We've issued a WhatsApp number & appealed public to send evidences on it: Laxmi Singh, IG Lucknow Range
CJI Ramana says two advocates wrote a letter to the court on Tuesday, we directed our Registry to register the letter as PIL but due to miscommunication, they registered it as a suo motu matter. Matter to be heard later today.
Supreme Court says the cases of farmers' killing will be heard later today, asks petitioner lawyers to be present.
CJI-led Supreme Court bench begins hearing on Lakhimpur Kheri violence
How can you hope that justice will be given when MoS Home himself threatens people. Supreme Court has taken suo moto cognizance in this matter & we hope that justice will be given to affected families: Akhilesh Yadav
Lakhimpur Kheri Violence: New video shows minister's SUV running over farmers at high speed, Varun Gandhi demands justice
A CJI-led Supreme Court bench is scheduled to take up the Lakhimpur Kheri case today. The court decided to take up the matter owing to the outcry over the deaths of farmers and the police action in the incident.
Justice is a right in a democracy. I will continue my fight for justice. All the affected families I met yesterday only demanded justice. The Union minister needs to resign to ensure an unbiased investigation: Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, Congress, on Lakhimpur Kheri deaths
‘Goli toh lagi thi…’: Family of farmer killed in Lakhimpur violence says no mention of bullet injury in second autopsy
Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav is slated to visit Lakhimpur today to meet the family members of the farmers killed in the incident.
The BJP accused Rahul Gandhi of trying to fan unrest over the incident, alleging the Gandhi family is using the tragedy as an opportunity to derive political mileage. It alleged the Gandhi family had nothing to do with either farmers or any other section of society. "They are not even concerned about the Congress. All they want is that their fortunes should not be scuttled."