Lakhimpur Kheri: News
17 Feb 2024
Piyush GoyalCentre's 4th round of talks with farmers on Sunday
The Centre will likely hold the fourth round of talks with protesting farmers on Sunday.
13 Feb 2024
DelhiFarmers' protest: Chock-a-block traffic at Delhi's Gurugram, Noida borders
Vehicular traffic in Delhi was disrupted on Tuesday as farmers began their "Delhi Chalo" protest march.
13 Feb 2024
Central GovernmentFarmers' 'Delhi Chalo' march today after talks with government fail
Farmers on Tuesday began their "Delhi Chalo" march after talks with Union ministers on Monday remained inconclusive.
11 Feb 2024
DelhiDelhi: Residents troubled by police's drill ahead of farmers' protest
Residents in parts of Delhi complained of eye discomfort and respiratory ailments on Sunday as a result of the Delhi Police's anti-riot drill in the Yamuna Khadar area.
12 Sep 2023
Uttar PradeshOver 20 dead, schools shut as rains batter Uttar Pradesh
At least 21 people died in the last 24 hours as heavy rainfall lashed Uttar Pradesh, causing waterlogging and disrupting daily life, reported The Times of India.
16 Aug 2023
Uttar PradeshUP: Shocking abduction, rape attempt on girl caught on camera
In a shocking incident, six men were allegedly caught on camera attempting to abduct and rape a girl in the Jaunpur district of Uttar Pradesh.
27 Mar 2023
COVID-19UP: CM Yogi Adityanath meets Team 9 amid COVID-19 resurgence
Uttar Pradesh CM Yogi Adityanath chaired a review meeting with the state's Team 9 to take stock of the preparedness of healthcare facilities amid rising COVID-19 cases.
25 Jan 2023
Supreme Court Of IndiaLakhimpur violence: SC grants 8-week interim bail to Ashish Mishra
The Supreme Court on Wednesday granted interim bail to Ashish Mishra for eight weeks with conditions in the Lakhimpur Kheri violence case, ANI reported.
19 Jan 2023
Ashish MishraLakhimpur violence: SC reserves order on Ashish Mishra's bail plea
The Supreme Court on Thursday reserved its order on the bail petition of Ashish Mishra in the Lakhimpur Kheri violence case.
15 Sep 2022
HathrasUP: Dalit sisters found hanging were raped, strangled to death
Two minor sisters hailing from the Dalit community were found hanging from a tree in Lakhimpur Kheri district of Uttar Pradesh on Wednesday.
06 Sep 2022
Supreme Court Of IndiaLakhimpur Kheri case: SC notice on Ashish Mishra's bail plea
The Supreme Court issued a notice to the Uttar Pradesh government on Tuesday on the bail plea of Ashish Mishra—accused in the Lakhimpur Kheri case and Union minister Ajay Kumar Mishra's son.
12 Jul 2022
Uttar PradeshDelhi court postpones Mohammed Zubair's bail plea hearing to Thursday
A Delhi court on Tuesday postponed the hearing on a bail plea filed by Alt News co-founder Mohammed Zubair to Thursday.
01 Jul 2022
Uttar PradeshLakhimpur Kheri: Elder sister gets minor raped, murdered by friends
After the alleged gang-rape and murder of a 13-year-old girl in Uttar Pradesh's Lakhimpur Kheri district on Tuesday, seven accused, including the elder sister of the victim, were arrested on Wednesday.
24 Apr 2022
Supreme Court Of IndiaLakhimpur Kheri violence: Accused Ashish Mishra surrenders after SC's orders
Ashish Mishra, the main accused in the Lakhimpur Kheri violence case, reportedly surrendered in the Chief Judicial Magistrate's court and returned to the district jail on Sunday.
18 Apr 2022
Uttar PradeshLakhimpur Kheri violence: SC cancels bail granted to Ashish Mishra
The Supreme Court on Monday canceled the bail granted to the main accused Ashish Mishra in the Lakhimpur Kheri violence case.
10 Feb 2022
Farmers ProtestLakhimpur Kheri case: BJP Minister's son Ashish Mishra gets bail
Ashish Mishra, the main accused in the Lakhimpur Kheri violence case, was granted bail on Thursday.
16 Dec 2021
Rahul Gandhi'Minister is a criminal': Rahul Gandhi demands Ajay Mishra's sacking
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Thursday renewed his attack on Minister of State for Home Affairs Ajay Mishra while speaking in the Lok Sabha.
15 Dec 2021
Rahul GandhiParliament: Rahul Gandhi moves adjournment notice over Lakhimpur Kheri incident
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi and other Members of Parliament on Wednesday moved an adjournment motion in Lok Sabha over the Lakhimpur Kheri violence.
14 Dec 2021
Uttar PradeshSIT calls Lakhimpur violence 'planned conspiracy'; seeks murder attempt charge
The killings of farmers in Lakhimpur Kheri violence was a "planned conspiracy," an Uttar Pradesh Police Special Investigation Team (SIT) said in a court filing Tuesday.
17 Nov 2021
Supreme Court Of IndiaEx-Punjab and Haryana HC judge appointed to monitor Lakhimpur probe
The Supreme Court on Wednesday appointed Justice (retired) Rakesh Kumar Jain to oversee the ongoing probe into the Lakhimpur Kheri violence case.
08 Nov 2021
Supreme Court Of IndiaSC proposes appointment of retired judge in Lakhimpur case probe
The Supreme Court of India has once again questioned the handling of the Lakhimpur Kheri violence case where eight people had died.
26 Oct 2021
Supreme Court Of IndiaLakhimpur Kheri case: SC asks UP to identify more eye-witnesses
The Supreme Court on Tuesday asked the Uttar Pradesh government to identify more witnesses of the Lakhimpur Kheri violence case and provide them protection.
20 Oct 2021
AgraPriyanka Gandhi allowed to visit Agra after being detained
Congress general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra has been allowed to visit Agra to meet the family of a man who died in police custody.
20 Oct 2021
Supreme Court Of India'Cannot be an unending story': SC on Lakhimpur case probe
The Supreme Court of India today slammed the Uttar Pradesh government over its handling of the Lakhimpur Kheri violence which claimed the lives of eight people.
19 Oct 2021
Farmers ProtestFour, including BJP leader, arrested for farmers' killing in UP
Four more people, including a Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader, have been arrested in connection with the Lakhimpur Kheri violence in Uttar Pradesh.
18 Oct 2021
Farmers ProtestMoS Ajay Mishra blames local police for Lakhimpur Kheri violence
Union Minister of State for Home Ajay Mishra on Sunday blamed the local police for the Lakhimpur Kheri violence earlier this month.
18 Oct 2021
Farmers ProtestFarmers stage 'Rail Roko' today to seek Union Minister's resignation
Farmers will today hold a "Rail Roko" protest to call for the sacking and arrest of Union Minister Ajay Mishra over the Lakhimpur Kheri violence.
14 Oct 2021
Uttar PradeshBJP Minister visits Lakhimpur; skips meeting kin of dead farmers
Uttar Pradesh Law Minister Brijesh Pathak Wednesday visited the families of two victims of the Lakhimpur Kheri violence.
13 Oct 2021
Rahul GandhiRahul Gandhi-led Congress team meets President over Lakhimpur violence
A delegation of Congress leaders led by Rahul Gandhi today met President Ram Nath Kovind over the Lakhimpur Kheri violence that claimed the lives of eight people, including four protesting farmers.
12 Oct 2021
Uttar PradeshPriyanka Gandhi stopped on way to Lakhimpur for prayer meet
Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra was reportedly stopped while on her way to attend the "antim ardas" (final prayer) of the farmers who were killed in Uttar Pradesh's Lakhimpur Kheri earlier this month.
11 Oct 2021
Uttar PradeshLakhimpur Kheri: UP BJP distances itself from Union Minister's son
The Bharatiya Janata Party in Uttar Pradesh is trying to distance itself from the controversy surrounding Ashish Mishra, the son of Union Minister of State (Home Affairs) Ajay Mishra.
11 Oct 2021
Uttar PradeshLakhimpur violence: Union Minister's son sent to 3-day police custody
Union Minister Ajay Mishra's son Ashish Mishra has been sent to police custody for three days over the killing of farmers in Uttar Pradesh's Lakhimpur Kheri earlier this month.
11 Oct 2021
MaharashtraMaharashtra bandh today in support of farmers
All non-essential shops and services will remain shut across Maharashtra on Monday as the state government has announced a bandh or strike in support of farmers.
10 Oct 2021
Narendra ModiUP government shielding Minister's son: Priyanka Gandhi on Lakhimpur Kheri
Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra said Sunday that the victims of the Lakhimpur Kheri incident have no hope for justice as the UP government is shielding the accused, the son of a Union Minister.
10 Oct 2021
MaharashtraMaharashtra bandh tomorrow to back farmers after Lakhimpur Kheri incident
Leaders of the Maharashtra Vikas Aghadi (MVA) have urged people to show support for Farmers by closing their shops and establishments during the statewide bandh (strike) on Monday.
10 Oct 2021
Farmers ProtestLakhimpur Kheri incident: Union Minister's son arrested after 12-hour questioning
Ashish Mishra, an accused in the Lakhimpur Kheri case, was arrested by the Uttar Pradesh Police on Saturday after 12 hours of questioning.
09 Oct 2021
Supreme Court Of IndiaLakhimpur Kheri: Union Minister's murder-accused son appears before police
Ashish Mishra, the son of junior Home Minister Ajay Mishra, today arrived at the Crime Branch office in Lakhimpur in connection with the Lakhimpur Kheri violence.
08 Oct 2021
IndiaLakhimpur Kheri: SC slams UP government; says 'dissatisfied with probe'
The Supreme Court on Friday said that it is not satisfied with the steps taken by the Uttar Pradesh government in the Lakhimpur Kheri violence case probe.
08 Oct 2021
Uttar PradeshUnion Minister's son, accused in Lakhimpur case, skips police summons
Ashish Mishra, accused in the Lakhimpur Kheri case, skipped police summons on Friday amid fears that he may have fled to Nepal.
07 Oct 2021
HaryanaBJP MP's car hits protesting farmers in Haryana; 1 injured
Even as tensions from the Lakhimpur Kheri incident refuse to simmer down, farmers in Haryana alleged a car belonging to BJP MP Nayab Saini hit farmers protesting in Ambala.
07 Oct 2021
Maneka GandhiVarun Gandhi dropped from BJP body after criticizing Lakhimpur case
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MP Varun Gandhi was removed from the party's National Executive on Thursday.
07 Oct 2021
Supreme Court Of IndiaSC seeks status report from UP in Lakhimpur Kheri case
The Supreme Court on Thursday sought a status report from the Uttar Pradesh government in the Lakhimpur Kheri case regarding the FIR and the arrests.
07 Oct 2021
Supreme Court Of IndiaSupreme Court: CJI-led bench to hear Lakhimpur Kheri matter today
The Supreme Court will hear a matter pertaining to the violence in Uttar Pradesh's Lakhimpur Kheri on Thursday.
07 Oct 2021
Supreme Court Of IndiaLakhimpur: New video shows SUV violently ramming into unarmed farmers
A new clip of an SUV ramming into a farmers' protest in the Lakhimpur Kheri district of Uttar Pradesh has emerged.
06 Oct 2021
Rahul GandhiCongress delegation with Rahul, Priyanka Gandhi reaches UP's Lakhimpur Kheri
Congress leaders Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Wednesday reached the Lakhimpur Kheri district of Uttar Pradesh, to meet the families of those killed on Sunday.
06 Oct 2021
Uttar PradeshSidhu to lead Punjab Congress march to Lakhimpur Kheri
The Punjab Congress will take out a protest march to Uttar Pradesh's Lakhimpur Kheri against the BJP-led government for the "brutal murders" of farmers.
06 Oct 2021
Farmers ProtestLakhimpur Kheri: How Rakesh Tikait helped reach government-farmer deal
Farmers had ramped up protests in Uttar Pradesh after Sunday, when a state minister's convoy mowed down a rally of demonstrators in Lakhimpur Kheri.
06 Oct 2021
LucknowLucknow: Section 144 restrictions till November 8 amid farmers' protests
As the farmers' protest has intensified after the Lakhimpur Kheri killings, the Lucknow Police on Tuesday announced restrictions in the Uttar Pradesh capital.
06 Oct 2021
Rahul GandhiRahul Gandhi, Priyanka Gandhi Vadra granted permission to visit Lakhimpur
Congress leaders Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi Vadra have finally been granted permission to visit Lakhimpur Kheri.
05 Oct 2021
Uttar PradeshUP: Video shows farmers being run over by SUV
A video has surfaced on social media showing a black SUV apparently running over protesting farmers in Lakhimpur Kheri district of Uttar Pradesh.
04 Oct 2021
Farmers ProtestMinister's son free, I'm arrested: Priyanka Gandhi on UP violence
Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra was arrested early Monday as she headed to meet the kin of the farmers killed in Lakhimpur Kheri yesterday.
04 Oct 2021
Yogi AdityanathLakhimpur Kheri violence: Death toll reaches 9; murder case registered
The death toll in the Lakhimpur Kheri violence has reached nine after the body of a local journalist, who had been missing after Sunday's violence, was found Monday morning.
03 Oct 2021
Uttar PradeshUP: Union Minister's son runs over protesting farmers; 2 killed
Union Minister of State (MoS) for Home Ajay Mishra's son allegedly ran his car over protesting farmers in Uttar Pradesh's Lakhimpur Kheri on Sunday, killing two.
04 Sep 2020
Yogi AdityanathThree-year-old raped in UP's Lakhimpur; third incident in 20 days
A three-year-old girl, who was missing since Wednesday, was raped and murdered, Uttar Pradesh Police said today, reports NDTV.
27 Aug 2020
National Security ActLakhimpur rape: Accused arrested, admits to assaulting victim after argument
In a new development, Uttar Pradesh Police arrested the main accused in the Lakhimpur Kheri rape and murder case, a day after the mutilated body of the victim was found.
16 Aug 2020
MurderUP: 13-year-old brutally raped, murdered after defecating in farmland
A 13-year-old girl was raped and murdered in Uttar Pradesh's Lakhimpur Kheri district on Friday. Reportedly, the girl had gone missing after she went to relieve herself in a farmland in Pakaria village of Isanagar area.
28 Oct 2018
Uttar PradeshUP: Prime accused in Mailani-range forest guard's murder case arrested
The police on Sunday claimed to have solved the sensational murder case of forest guard Sukhpal Singh in UP's Lakhimpur Kheri.
14 Sep 2018
Uttar PradeshMan dies of swine flu, first H1N1 death in UP
A 31-year-old man died of swine flu, the first H1N1 fatality reported in Uttar Pradesh this year.
02 Aug 2018
IndiaUP: Father kills daughter who wanted inter-caste marriage
A 21-year-old woman was strangled to death by her father, who was against her decision to marry a man from another caste, in Daulatpur village of UP's Lakhimpur Kheri district, police said today.
16 Apr 2018
Crime Against WomenUP: Man ties wife to ceiling, brutally-thrashes her for dowry
In a horrifying incident, a man in UP's Lakhimpur Kheri Thursday allegedly beat his wife for hours till she fell unconscious, then tied her hands to the ceiling and continued thrashing her.
24 Aug 2017
LucknowUP: Stalker chops off 15-year-old's hands with a sword
In a shocking incident, a man in UP's Lakhimpur Kheri attacked a 15-year-old girl with a sword for rejecting his advances and severed one of her arms.
