Lakhimpur Kheri Violence: Supreme Court Hearing-Live Updates

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26 Oct 2021 5:19 AM GMT

  • Lakhimpur Kheri Violence: Supreme Court Hearing-Live Updates

    Supreme Court to continue hearing today the PIL on the #Lakhmipurkheri incident.In the last hearing, Supreme Court observed that it was getting the impression that the Uttar Pradesh Police was "dragging its feet" in its investigation into the Lakhimpur Kheri violence of October 3, which claimed the lives of 8 people, four of them being farmers protesters who were allegedly mowed down by...

    Supreme Court to continue hearing today the PIL on the #Lakhmipurkheri incident.

    In the last hearing, Supreme Court observed that it was getting the impression that the Uttar Pradesh Police was "dragging its feet" in its investigation into the Lakhimpur Kheri violence of October 3, which claimed the lives of 8 people, four of them being farmers protesters who were allegedly mowed down by the vehicles in the convoy of Ashish Mishra, the son of Union Minister and BJP MP Ajay Kumar Mishra.

    The bench pointed out that the Special Investigation Team will have to identify the vulnerable witnesses and afford them protection and get their statements recorded under Section 164 CrPC, as it will have more evidentiary value.

    Live Updates

    • 26 Oct 2021 5:44 AM GMT

      Bench: We direct state to file separate replies in the case 

    • 26 Oct 2021 5:44 AM GMT

      Bench: Further direct State that 164 statements of relevant witnesses have to be recorded.

      Bench: Mr Bhardwaj complains about not investigating of his complaint, by wife of one of the deceased. Similarly Mr Sharma has expressed grievance of one Mr Kashyap, a journalist killed in the incident. 

    • 26 Oct 2021 5:39 AM GMT

      Bench: Taking into consideration status report, we have seen Development and steps taken by State. As far as witness, Protection is concerned,We have seen report state has already taken steps.We direct state to provide witness protection. 

    • 26 Oct 2021 5:36 AM GMT

      CJI: you protect them that’s all

      Salve: you may say that protection be provided.

      CJI: we’d said that in our order. We will show. Or orally we had said

    • 26 Oct 2021 5:36 AM GMT

      CJI: another issue is witness protection

      Salve: What they’ve done is already provided Security. They’ve requested these people, id they make application District judge will pass formal order.

    • 26 Oct 2021 5:36 AM GMT

      Salve: I don’t think they have found injured witnesses. There were fatalities

      CJI: expedite is, or we will give directions to laboratories to expedite the report. 

    • 26 Oct 2021 5:34 AM GMT

      CJI: Identification is important

      Salve: All 16 accused have been identified

      CJI: Out of these witnesses are there any injured? 

    • 26 Oct 2021 5:33 AM GMT

      Salve: I can show some 164 statements to your Lordships

      CJI: our apprehension is, i think you’ve grasped already.

      J Kant: Lets not forget out of this crowd, some had just gone, some of them are likely to not turn out to be witnesses 

    • 26 Oct 2021 5:31 AM GMT

      CJI: Out of rest of your witnesses see more than 23 people about incident, eye witness evidence is always more credible, its better to have that evidence 

    • 26 Oct 2021 5:30 AM GMT

      Salve: We have all physical evidence no issue, there are people who’ve seem car and people inside car

      CJI: In these kind of cases, There’s every possibility of ..

      Salve: I understand 

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