18 Held As UP Policemen Injured In Protest Over Lakhimpur Violence
Mumbai: Meerut Police on Tuesday arrested 18 people after several police personnel sustained burn injuries during a protest over the Lakhimpur Kheri incident, during which eight people were killed, Superintendent of Police (City) Vineet Bhatnagar said.
While speaking to the media, Vineet Bhatnagar informed, “The protest over the Lakhimpur Kheriincident was more or less peaceful but some organisations took law in their hands and did not bother other’s lives. Several Police personnel have sustained burn injuries. 18 people have been arrested in this matter.”
At least eight people were killed in violence after a car collided with a protest against farmers in Lakhimpur Kheri on Sunday.
Samyukta Kisan Morcha (SKM), an umbrella body of several farmer unions, issued a statement on Sunday regarding the incident claiming the death of four farmers and alleged that one of the four farmers was shot dead by Union Minister of State for Home Ajay Mishra Teni’s son–Ashish Mishra, while the others have been allegedly run over by the vehicles of his convoy.
However, Ashish Mishra refuted SKM’s allegations and said he was not present at the spot where the incident took place.
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