Lakhimpur Kheri case: UP govt accepts Supreme Court suggestion for monitoring probe by ex-judge
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The top court, while taking note of the state's consent, red-flagged the issue of involvement of mostly low-ranking police officers in the ongoing SIT probe in the case and sought names of IPS officers, who are of UP cadre but not the native of the state, for being included in the investigation team.
New Delhi: The Uttar Pradesh government on Monday agreed to the Supreme Court suggestion that a former judge of its choice may be appointed to supervise the state SIT's probe on day-to-day basis into the Lakhimpur Kheri violence in which eight people including four farmers were killed on October 3.
The top court, while taking note of the state's consent, red flagged the issue of involvement of mostly low-ranking police officers in the ongoing SIT probe in the case and sought names of IPS officers, who are of UP cadre but not the native of the state, for being included in the investigation team.
“The other concern is about the task force (SIT). The police officers of this task force have to be little higher grade officers and not from Lakhimpur area...Most of the members are SI (sub-inspector),” said the court.
