LAKHIMPUR/LUCKNOW: The Uttar Pradesh Police issued a fresh notice to junior home minister Ajay Mishra Teni’s son Ashish, asking him to appear before it by 11 am on Saturday in connection with the Lakhimpur Kheri violence that left eight dead. Ashish missed his summons for Friday.
Maintaining that Ashish wasn’t involved in Tikunia violence and he has ample proof to establish this, Teni said his son would present himself before the investigative agencies on Saturday.
The minister, who spoke to reporters after landing at Lucknow airport, said, “He (Ashish) will present himself in front of investigative agencies with evidence to prove his innocence. The digital record of the phone location will prove that my son was not at the spot when the incident happened. If you have watched the videos of October 3, you would know that disguising as farmers, rioters lynched people. I believe my son, too, would have been murdered had he been present at the spot.”
“This is a BJP government led by Yogi Adityanath and there will be an unbiased probe,” said Teni. DIG (Headquarters) Upendra Agarwal, who is heading the probe team, waited for Ashish but he didn’t show up. The latest notice, pasted on Friday, warned Ashish of legal action against if he failed to appear on Saturday.