Jashpur incident accused arrested unlike in Lakhimpur violence case: Baghel slams Yogi

Chhattisgarh CM Bhupesh Baghel slammed his Uttar Pradesh counterpart on the Lakhimpur Kheri violence case while highlighting that the persons behind the Jashpur incident were already in police custody. 

New Delhi: Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel on Friday (October 15, 2021) slammed his Uttar Pradesh counterpart Yogi Adityanath saying the latter was unsuccessful in arresting the accused in the Lakhimpur Kheri violence while highlighting that the persons behind the Jashpur incident were already in police custody. 

"Yogi Adityanath did not succeed in arresting the accused instead Uttar Pradesh Police was shielding the son of the Union MoS (Home) in Lakhimpur Kheri violence. Here, in this case, the action has been taken and the accused involved in the matter were arrested," Baghel was quoted by ANI. 

As many as eight poeple lost their lives in Uttar Pradesh`s in Lakhimpur Kheri on October 3. Uttar Pradesh Police has so far arrested three people including Ashish Mishra, who is the son of Union Minister of State for Home Affairs Ajay Mishra Teni.