Lakhimpur-Kheri: Eight people killed including Four Farmers in violence

Violence broke out in the Lakhimpur Kheri district of Uttar Pradesh on Sunday where eight people including four farmers have died. Farmers were protesting to block UP deputy chief minister Keshav Prasad Maurya's visit to Banbirpur village.

Violence broke out after a jeep ran over the protesting farmers and thus killing eight people, police officials said.

List of four farmers that were killed:- 

1. Lovepreet Singh Son Satnam Singh Chaukra Farm Paliyakala (Age 20)

2. Nakshatra Singh son Subba Singh, Village Nayapurwa Dhaurhara (Age 65) 

3. Gurwinder Singh son Sukhwinder Singh, village Makroniya Nanpara (age 20 years)

4. Daljit Singh son Hari Singh, village Banjara Thatha Nanpara (age 35)

Rakesh Tikait, Leader of Bhartiya Kisan Union (BKU) claimed that the farmers were attacked when they were returning after staging a protest against the new farm laws. He also claimed that the people in the convoy opened fire on farmers in which some people died and some were injured.

Prashant Kumar (ADG) rushed to the spot along with other senior officials. He said that he could confirm the deaths and the exact situation only after reaching the site and heavy deployment of police had already been done in the Tikonia area to prevent any further trouble.

Tikonia is around 70 km from the Lakhimpur Kheri district.

A local police official said the violence broke out minutes ahead of UP deputy chief minister Keshav Prasad Maurya’s visit to Banbirpur village under Tikonia police station limits. He said the incident took place on Tikonia-Banbirpur road when the farmers, who were agitating against the new farm laws and had blocked the road to oppose the deputy CM’s visit, got infuriated after two SUVs reportedly belonging to BJP workers hit them, leaving a number of farmers seriously injured.

He said that farmers overturned two SUVs and set them on fire.

Deputy CM had to cancel his visit to Banbirpur village, where he was going to inaugurate an annual wrestling competition.

After the incident, the internet services have been partially suspended in the  Lakhimpur Kheri district.

Writer - Tanishq Aggarwal 

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