Who Is Ashish Mishra Alias 'Monu Bhaiya', Accused Of Killing Farmers In Lakhimpur Kheri
A murder case has been filed against Union Minister of State Ajay Kumar Mishras son for running over his car over farmers protesting. The Uttar Pradesh Police filed a First Information Report FIR against Ashish Mishra for murder. However Ajay Mishra and his son have maintained that he was not present at the spot and was not driving the car.
A murder case has been filed against Union Minister of State Ajay Kumar Mishra's son for running over his car over farmers protesting at a site in Uttar Pradesh's Lakhimpur Kheri.
Union Minister of State for Home Affairs and BJP leader Ajay Kumar Mishra has landed in a soup, soon after his younger son Ashish was accused of killing four farmers, injuring many others, and triggering violence that led to more deaths.
Ashish, popularly known as ¡°Monu bhaiya¡±, was running a pre-poll campaign in Lakhimpur Kheri, and planned to step into his father¡¯s shoes as a politician. However, his future plans look murky now.
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The Uttar Pradesh Police filed a First Information Report (FIR) against Ashish Mishra for murder. However, Ajay Mishra and his son have maintained that he was not present at the spot and was not driving the car.
He also said that he is not aware of any FIR against his son Ashish Mishra.
"My son wasn't present at the spot. There were miscreants who attacked workers with sticks and swords. Had my son been there, he wouldn't have come out alive," Mishra was quoted as saying by news agency ANI.
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"My son was present at the venue of the (Deputy Chief Minister's) event... all through, I was accompanying the deputy chief minister," he said.
One of the FIRs by UP Police mentions that the October 3 violence that killed eight persons was part of a ¡°well-planned conspiracy¡± by Ajay and Ashish Mishra.
The FIR, registered at the Tikonia police station by Jagjit Singh, alleges Ashish, accompanied by 15 to 20 armed persons, was going in a three-vehicle convoy.
The clearest video of Lakhimpur Kheri incident yet
¡ª Dhruv Rathee ?? (@dhruv_rathee) October 6, 2021
Farmers were walking peacefully and the car violently comes and runs them over. Very Shocking. pic.twitter.com/3kkBYn8lVE
¡°Ashish was seated on the left side of his vehicle and fired at farmers as it rammed into them. Due to the firing, a farmer, Gurwinder Singh, died on the spot. Three other speeding vehicles rammed into the farmers walking along both sides of the road. The vehicles overturned and passersby were also injured. Ashish then ran towards the sugarcane fields while firing and hid there," says the FIR.
The FIR adds the "these acts were committed by the MoS (Home) and his son under a well-planned conspiracy."
Supreme Court asks "how many arrested"
Taking sou moto cognizance of the Lakhimpur Kheri case, the Supreme Court today asked the Uttar Pradesh government to file a status report on the Lakhimpur Kheri violence investigation.
It has directed the UP government to brief it tomorrow on who are the accused and how many of them have been arrested.
Govt will give Rs 45 lakhs & a govt job to the families of 4 farmers who died in Lakhimpur Kheri yesterday. The injured will be given Rs 10 lakhs. FIR will be registered based on farmers' complaint. Retired high court judge will probe the matter: ADG (Law & Order) Prashant Kumar pic.twitter.com/Yoc8pcU0sP
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Meanwhile, the state government has announced that it will pay a compensation of Rs 45 lakh and a government job to families of farmers killed in the violence.
The injured will be given Rs 10 lakh.
