Police in Lakhimpur Kheri on October 12 arrested one more person in connection with the Lakhimpuri Kheri violence case and produced him in a court, which sent him to 14-day judicial custody.
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Senior Prosecution Officer S.P. Yadav said they have sought 14-day police custody of Shekhar Bharti and the hearing in this regard will take place on October 13.
He was sent to 14-day judicial custody, the officer said.
With Mr. Bharti’s arrest, police so was have arrested four people.
Earlier, they had arrested Union Minister Ajay Mishra’s son Ashish Mishra , Luvkush and Ashish Pandey in connection with the violence, in which eight people, including four farmers, were killed.
S.P. Yadav said two people — Ankit Das and Latif — moved applications for surrender at the Chief Judicial Magistrate (CJM) court.
