A day after violence, uneasy calm pervades Lakhimpur Kheri

Eight people, including four farmers, were killed on Sunday as violence erupted during a farmers' protest in Lakhimpur Kheri.

An uneasy calm prevailed in Lakhimpur Kheri on Monday, a day after eight people, including four farmers, were killed in violent clashes during a farmers'' protest.

Personnel from the Sahastra Seema Bal (SSB) and state police have been deployed in large numbers here to maintain normalcy following the incident on Sunday that triggered nationwide outrage.