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Lakhimpur Kheri violence: SC takes suo motu cognisance of incident, to hear matter on Oct 7

Updated on: 06 October,2021 10:10 PM IST  |  New Delhi
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As per the cause list uploaded on the apex court website, a three-judge bench comprising Chief Justice N V Ramana and Justices Surya Kant and Hima Kohli would hear the matter

Lakhimpur Kheri violence: SC takes suo motu cognisance of incident, to hear matter on Oct 7

Supreme Court of India. File Pic

The Supreme Court has decided to hear on Thursday the Lakhimpur Kheri case of Uttar Pradesh in which eight people, including four farmers, were killed as violence erupted during a farmers' protest.


As per the cause list uploaded on the apex court website, a three-judge bench comprising Chief Justice N V Ramana and Justices Surya Kant and Hima Kohli would hear the matter.


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Eight people were killed on October 3 as violence erupted during a farmers' protest claiming the lives of both farmers and BJP workers ahead of a visit to Lakhimpur by Uttar Pradesh Deputy Chief Minister Keshav Prasad Maurya.

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