Lakhimpur Kheri case: Magistrate court rejects bail plea of Ankit Das, 2 others

The three accused-- Ankit Das, Latif, Shekhar Bharti--were denied bail by a magistrate court in connection with the Lakhimpur Kheri violence case.

A magistrate court has rejected the bail pleas of Ankit Das, Latif, and Shekhar Bharti in connection with the Lakhimpur Kheri violence case which claimed the lives of eight people, including four farmers.

The court of CJM Chinta Ram had remanded Ankit Das to three-day police custody till October 17. The police custody remand of the three accused, including Ankit Das, will end at 10:00 am on Sunday, following which they will be sent to judicial custody.