Lakhimpur Kheri Court sends Asish to 3 day police remand

In UP: a Lakhimpur Kheri Court sent Union minister Ajay Misra’s son Ashish Misra to 3-day custody in connection with the violence incidents. The court of chief judicial magistrate Chinta Ram allowed Uttar Pradesh the custody of Ashish Mishra between October 12 and October 15. Senior prosecuting officer SP Yadav said that as per Supreme Court guidelines, no coercion or torture would take place and Ashish Mishra may have a lawyer of his choice during interrogation but the lawyer would watch the process from a distance so that no interference is caused.

The Uttar Pradesh police had sought 14-day custody of Ashish Misra and told the court during the hearing that they want to question Ashish Misra regarding a possible "conspiracy" in the case. However, Awadhesh Singh, appearing for Ashish Misra, claimed that the Uttar Pradesh Police had interrogated him for 12 hours. Ashish Mishra was arrested on Saturday after being questioned for over 12 hours in Lakhimpur Kheri. The police said he had been giving "evasive answers" and not cooperating. The arrest came a day after the Supreme Court reminded the Uttar Pradesh government that the law must take its course against "whoever is involved"  amid nationwide outrage over the incident and mounting pressure from farmer groups