Lakhimpur Kheri Violence: Union Minister Ajay Mishra's son Ashish Sent to 14-day judicial custody

A court in Lakhimpur Kheri in Uttar Pradesh late on Saturday night sent Ashish Mishra, son of Union Minister of State for Home Ajay Mishra, to 14-day judicial custody in connection with the October 3 violence.

After around 12 hours of questioning in connection with the violence in which eight persons including four farmers were killed, a medical team examined Ashish Mishra in the crime branch office, after which he was taken for production before a judicial magistrate, who sent him to custody, senior prosecution officer SP Yadav said.

He said an application for police remand of Ashish Mishra was submitted to the judicial magistrate who fixed it for hearing at 11 am on Monday.