The Supreme Court will continue hearing the Lakhimpur Kheri violence case today, a week after it reprimanded the Uttar Pradesh police for “dragging its feet” in the investigation. The apex court on 20 October was told by the state government that statements of only four out of the 44 witnesses have been recorded by the judicial magistrate. Noting that the special investigation team (SIT) probing the violence case needed to get more witnesses to record their statements, the top court adjourned the proceedings last week to 26 October.

On 3 October, three cars rammed into a crowd of protesting farmers in Uttar Pradesh Lakhimpur Kheri. As many as eight people including four farmers and a journalist were killed during a farmers’ protest in Uttar Pradesh’s Lakhimpur Kheri district. An SUV car, belonging to Union minister of state for home affairs Ajay Mishra’s convoy, ran over the farmers. Thirteen people including Ashish Mishra, the prime suspect in the case and the Union minister’s son, have so far been arrested in connection with the incident.

In its hearing last week, the Supreme Court asked the Uttar Pradesh Government about the statements of four witnesses that had been recorded. Senior advocate Harish Halve, appearing for the government, sought to dispel the query by saying the police have arrested a number of those accused in the incident and that the statements of other witnesses were being recorded when the courts had shut due to the Dussehra break.

Chief Justice of India, N.V. Ramana Nevada said, “Status report filed has been perused. Senior counsels submit that statements will be recorded under 164, and has sought time to take more instructions. Matter to be taken up next on 26th October.”

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