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Six-member SIT to probe Lakhimpur-Kheri incident

Darpan News Desk IANS, 05 Oct, 2021 10:36 AM
  • Six-member SIT to probe Lakhimpur-Kheri incident

Lucknow, Oct 5 (IANS) The Yogi Adityanath government in Uttar Pradesh has set up a Special Investigation Team (SIT) to probe the Lakhimpur-Kheri incident, in which nine persons were killed on Sunday.

The six-member SIT will be headed by Additional SP Arun Kumar and will include Deputy SP Sandeep Singh and three inspectors.

Violence broke out in Lakhimpur-Kheri on Sunday when some people mowed down protesting farmers with their vehicle, triggering a violent backlash.

Nine persons were killed in the incident.

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