Lakhimpur Kheri: 2 arrested after questioning, Ashish Mishra summoned by police

Two people are being quizzed in connection with the Lakhimpur Kheri violence in which eight people were killed and Union minister Ajay Mishras son Ashish Mishra has been summoned for questioning Inspector General of Police Laxmi Singh said on ThursdayIf Ashish Mishra does not abide by the summons legal procedure will be adopted she told reportersIG Singh however said that there was no time limit in the summons sent to Ashish MishraThe Union ministers son has been named in an FIR lodged in connection with the October 3 incident under IPC section 302 murderThe official refused to give out the names of the two people being questionedAsked if they have been arrested or taken into custody Singh IG Lucknow replied For questioningSingh and Additional Director General of Police Lucknow zone S N Sabot visited the police lines where the two are being quizzedFour of the eight people who died in Sundays violence in Lakhimpur Kheri were farmers allegedly knocked down by vehicles driven by BJP workers travelling to welcome Uttar Pradesh Deputy Chief Minister Keshav Prasad Maurya to an event in the areaAlso read Lakhimpur Kheri violence Govt giving message that those in power can do anything says Priyanka GandhiThe four others included two BJP workers a driver of Union Minister of State for Home Ajay Kumar Mishra and Raman Kashyap a journalist working for a private TV channelWhile the first three were allegedly lynched by agitating farmers the scribe according to his father died after being hit by a vehicle when he was covering news of farmers protest against Mauryas visit to Ajay Mishras native placeThe IG said the role of the three people who were allegedly lynched was not clear earlier but things are becoming clear nowShe refused to divulge anything moreAsked if empty cartridges have been found from one of the SUVs IG Singh said Some evidence has come and the forensic team is examining themADG Sabot said investigation was continuing in the caseAsked if the three people who died were the instigators of the violence the ADG said things started after the accident only and that means those behind the steering have complete control over the vehicle and are 100 per cent responsible for it Other people sitting close to that have a reason to instigate or abate the things he addedThe police action in the case came on a day when the Supreme Court termed the Lakhimpur Kheri incident unfortunate and sought a status report by Friday from Uttar Pradesh on the accused named by the police in the FIR and whether they have been arrestedThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever