Farmer Death Probe

Dismissing the Haryana government's contention that a judicial probe into the death of a farmer during protests in February would demoralise the police, the Supreme Court on Friday said that it could end up strengthening their hands instead.

The Supreme Court declined to stay a judicial investigation ordered by the Punjab and Haryana High Court into the death of a 22-year-old man during the protest by farmers at the Punjab-Haryana border.

Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann on Wednesday said he was saddened by the death of a young farmer on the Punjab-Haryana border and asserted that stringent action would be taken against those responsible for it.

A probe into the death of a person, suspected to be a dacoit, in a police encounter in Assam's Udalguri district confirmed that it was a case of "mistaken identity".

Farmers' leader Rakesh Tikait allegedly received a death threat from an unknown caller, who also hurled abuses at him, police said on Monday.

Facing opposition demands for the sacking of Union Minister Ajay Mishra Teni, the government today said there "is no question of" discussing the subject in parliament as it is in court.

The Supreme Court has directed the newly reconstituted Special Investigation Team or SIT looking into the deaths of four farmers in Lakhimpur Kheri to complete the investigation expeditiously.

The Punjab government on Wednesday constituted a special investigation team to look into a complaint of the sister of a Dalit labourer, who was lynched to death at a farmers' protest site in Singhu, as she alleged that he was "allured" and taken to t

Union Minister Ajay Mishra's son Ashish, accused of running over farmers in Uttar Pradesh, today arrived for questioning in Lakhimpur Kheri, escorted by dozens of cops. He had skipped summons yesterday.

A CBI investigation into the Lakhimpur Kheri incident is "not a solution... because of the persons (involved)" the Supreme Court said Friday as it heard a PIL, or public interest litigation, on Sunday's violence and the death of eight people.

The Uttar Pradesh government has said a panel headed by a retired High Court judge will probe Sunday's violence in Lakhimpur Kheri district that led to the death of 8 people. The Supreme Court bench is currently hearing the case.

BJP MP Varun Gandhi on Monday said a murder case under IPC section 302 should be lodged against those involved in the death of farmers in Lakhimpur Kheri, emphasising that protesting farmers should be dealt with restraint and patience.

Shiromani Akali Dal, NCP, Shiv Sena and some other opposition parties, including the Left parties, have written to Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla for a Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) probe to ascertain the details of farmer deaths during the "Kisan

The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has decided to investigate the case of alleged rape and death of a woman activist from West Bengal, at Tikri border where the farmers protest is going on against Centre's three farm laws.

The Kerala High Court on Friday directed the CBI to take over the investigation into a case registered in connection with the alleged custodial death of a farmer in Pathanamthitta district.

Dismissing the Haryana government's contention that a judicial probe into the death of a farmer during protests in February would demoralise the police, the Supreme Court on Friday said that it could end up strengthening their hands instead.

The Supreme Court declined to stay a judicial investigation ordered by the Punjab and Haryana High Court into the death of a 22-year-old man during the protest by farmers at the Punjab-Haryana border.

Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann on Wednesday said he was saddened by the death of a young farmer on the Punjab-Haryana border and asserted that stringent action would be taken against those responsible for it.

A probe into the death of a person, suspected to be a dacoit, in a police encounter in Assam's Udalguri district confirmed that it was a case of "mistaken identity".

Farmers' leader Rakesh Tikait allegedly received a death threat from an unknown caller, who also hurled abuses at him, police said on Monday.

Facing opposition demands for the sacking of Union Minister Ajay Mishra Teni, the government today said there "is no question of" discussing the subject in parliament as it is in court.

The Supreme Court has directed the newly reconstituted Special Investigation Team or SIT looking into the deaths of four farmers in Lakhimpur Kheri to complete the investigation expeditiously.

The Punjab government on Wednesday constituted a special investigation team to look into a complaint of the sister of a Dalit labourer, who was lynched to death at a farmers' protest site in Singhu, as she alleged that he was "allured" and taken to t

Union Minister Ajay Mishra's son Ashish, accused of running over farmers in Uttar Pradesh, today arrived for questioning in Lakhimpur Kheri, escorted by dozens of cops. He had skipped summons yesterday.

A CBI investigation into the Lakhimpur Kheri incident is "not a solution... because of the persons (involved)" the Supreme Court said Friday as it heard a PIL, or public interest litigation, on Sunday's violence and the death of eight people.

The Uttar Pradesh government has said a panel headed by a retired High Court judge will probe Sunday's violence in Lakhimpur Kheri district that led to the death of 8 people. The Supreme Court bench is currently hearing the case.

BJP MP Varun Gandhi on Monday said a murder case under IPC section 302 should be lodged against those involved in the death of farmers in Lakhimpur Kheri, emphasising that protesting farmers should be dealt with restraint and patience.

Shiromani Akali Dal, NCP, Shiv Sena and some other opposition parties, including the Left parties, have written to Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla for a Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) probe to ascertain the details of farmer deaths during the "Kisan

The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has decided to investigate the case of alleged rape and death of a woman activist from West Bengal, at Tikri border where the farmers protest is going on against Centre's three farm laws.

The Kerala High Court on Friday directed the CBI to take over the investigation into a case registered in connection with the alleged custodial death of a farmer in Pathanamthitta district.