UP Police Take Minister's Son To 'Recreate' Crime Scene In Farmers Killing
NDTV
Ashish Mishra was arrested by the police last week - after spending nearly seven days as a free man despite being named in the murder FIR
UP Police are attempting to "recreate" the horrific events that took place at Lakhimpur Kheri earlier this month, when four farmers were mowed down by a car belonging to Union Minister Ajay Mishra.
The police brought Mr Mishra's son, Ashish, who is accused of the farmers' murder to the scene, along with his friend and co-accused Ankit Das, and are using cop cars to recreate the events of that day.
Ashish Mishra was arrested last week - after spending nearly seven days as a free man despite being named in the FIR (first information report). Yesterday he was denied bail by a local court.
His arrest followed 12 hours of questioning by members of the police team formed to investigate the Lakhimpur incident, and that questioning came after an intervention by the Supreme Court, which asked UP Police if it was treating Ashish Mishra differently because of his high-profile father.
