MoS Ajay Mishra says 'Ashish will appear tomorrow before SIT' after 2nd police notice

UPDATE: UP police pastes second notice summoning Ashish Mishra

Ashish Mishra has been summoned for a second time on Saturday, after failing to appear before UP police SIT on Friday. Failure to appear will be acted upon strictly, warns the notice. 

Amid speculations of Ashish Mishra 'fleeing UP', his father Union MoS Ajay Mishra on Friday has stated that his son will appear before the UP police's SIT on Saturday. Speaking to Republic, Mishra stated that a letter has been furnished to the police citing 'health issues' for Ashish's absence to appear before the SIT today. Sources state that Ajay Mishra is expected to meet UP CM Yogi Adityanath in Lucknow, later today. Ashish Mishra has been accused of allegedly mowing down 4 farmers with his car in UP's Lakhimpur Kheri - a charge he has refuted.

Ashish Mishra to skip summons today: Ajay Mishra

On Thursday, UP police summoned Ashish Mishra in connection to the case after arresting two people and detained three others. The autopsy report had revealed that no firearm injuries were found on the deceased but fired shells have been retrieved from the site. Ashish Mishra has been booked along with 15-20 unknown persons have been booked under IPC Sections 120B, 147, 148, 149, 279, 302, 304A and 338. Mishra's current location are unknown, while UP LoP Akhilesh Yadav has alleged that he has fled to Nepal.

What happened in Lakhimpur-Kheri?

On Sunday, farmers were protesting against the Farm Laws at Lakhimpur Kheri outside an event venue where Deputy CM Keshav Prasad Maurya was scheduled to attend. As farmers displayed black flags along the path from the helipad to the venue, Sanyukta Kisan Morcha (SKM) claimed that one of the farmers was shot dead by Ashish Misra - son of Union MoS Ajay Misra Teni and two farmers were killed after his car ran over them and turned turtle. In retaliation, farmers resorted to stone-pelting at the car which had overturned, killing 4 BJP workers - including Misra's driver. Clashes ensued after the incident resulting in many injuries and section 144 has been imposed throughout the district.

Most politicians like  Akhilesh Yadav, Deepender Hooda, Chandrashekhar Azad, Sanjay Singh, who had attempted to visit Lakhimpur were detained and allowed to enter the district only later. With Union MoS Ajay Misra and his son - Ashish Misra refuting the farmers' claims, UP govt announced it will give Rs 45 lakhs to the 4 farmers' families and  Rs 10 lakhs will be given to those injured. The deceaseds' kin will also get a govt job and probe headed by a retired High Court judge will be done. A CJI-led SC bench has taken suo-moto cognizance of the matter and a single-member Commission has been tasked with completing the probe within a period of two months.