Lakhimpur Kheri violence: UP govt, farm leaders reach agreement, retired HC judge to probe case

An agreement was reached between the farmers and the administration in Uttar Pradesh's Lakhimpur Kheri on Monday. A retired High Court judge will probe the Lakhimpur Kheri violence and the families of the four farmers killed in the incident will be given Rs 45 lakh compensation.

An agreement was reached between the farmers and the administration in Uttar Pradesh's Lakhimpur Kheri on Monday, a day after the violence that left eight people dead.

The Uttar Pradesh government on Monday announced that a retired High Court judge will probe the Lakhimpur Kheri violence and that the families of the four farmers killed in the incident will be given Rs 45 lakh compensation.