Chaini Parwani –
Published On: November 17, 2021 at 19:00 IST
The Supreme Court noted that the investigation into the Lakhimpur Violence will be monitored by a Former Punjab and Haryana High Court Judge Rakesh Kumar Jain.
Former High Court Judge Rakesh Kumar Jain has been appointed to supervise the day-to-day probe “To ensure impartiality and independence of the investigation,” the Supreme Court stated.
Further it was highlighted that three Indian Police Service (IPS) Officers have been added to the team two days after the Court directed upgradation in the Special Investigating Team (SIT).
Chief Justice N V Ramana stated “The concern is that you have to upgrade the task force that is probing the case. There need to be higher grade officers.”
Further Justice Surya Kant highlighted that primarily officials in the current SIT (Special Investigation Team) are from Lakhimpur only.
Eight people, including four farmers, were hit over in the Uttar Pradesh District on October 2, allegedly by Union Minister Ajay Mishra’s son Ashish who was later arrested.
The Court had disappointedly stated that the Investigation was not going at the expected pace.
Petitioner Shivkumar Tripathi stated “The Supreme Court had been unhappy with the way the probe was being carried out. Monitoring by a former high court judge will lead to a fair probe. We are hopeful of justice now.”
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