Lakhimpur Kheri incident: SC asks Uttar Pradesh government to record statements of remaining witnesses
The Hindu
The apex court, which was hearing a matter pertaining to the October 3 violence in Lakhimpur Kheri in which eight persons including four farmers were killed during a farmers' protest
“We think you are dragging your feet. You please dispel this,” the Supreme Court on October 20 told the Uttar Pradesh government while hearing the Lakhimpur Kheri matter, and asked it to record statements of remaining witnesses in the case before a judicial magistrate.
The apex court, which was hearing a matter pertaining to the October 3 violence in Lakhimpur Kheri in which eight persons including four farmers were killed during a farmers' protest, was told by the State government that statements of four out of the 44 witnesses have been recorded by the judicial magistrate.
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