Lucknow, Oct 5 (IANS) The Yogi Adityanath government in Uttar Pradesh has set up a Special Investigation Team (SIT) to probe the Lakhimpur-Kheri incident, in which nine persons were killed on Sunday. The six-member SIT will be headed by Additional SP Arun Kumar and will include Deputy SP Sandeep Singh and three inspectors. Violence broke out in Lakhimpur-Kheri on Sunday when some people mowed down protesting farmers with their vehicle, triggering a violent backlash. Nine persons were killed in the incident.
Six-member SIT to probe Lakhimpur-Kheri incident
- by Rinku
- October 05, 2021 2 minutes
Violence in UP's Lakhimpur-Kheri after farmers run over by vehicle.