Lakhimpur: Ashish Mishra skips summons, may have fled to Nepal

TIL Desk/National/Lucknow/ Union Minister of State for Home Kumar Ajay Mishra’s son Ashish Mishra, who was asked to appear before the police at 10 am on Friday in connection with the Lakhimpur Kheri violence, did not reach the police lines till 11.30 am, sources said.

Deputy Inspector General (Headquarters) Upendra Agarwal who is heading the probe team is present in the police lines for questioning him, they said. “Ashish Mishra has not turned up till now,” an official source said around 11.30 am.

In a statement issued in Lakhimpur, the Samyukt Kisan Morcha said, “…there is no trace of him (Ashish Mishra). News reports indicate that he is changing locations and is absconding, with several UP Police teams searching for him.”The morcha expressed its “serious concern and shock” as Mishra was not arrested.

As investigators waited for Mishra, reports emerged that he might have fled to Nepal. Asked about it, Samajwadi Party president Akhilesh Yadav on Friday said, “If this is true, the Centre should intervene and get the accused arrested from Nepal.”