Lakhimpur violence witness BKU chief Dilbag Singh attacked by bike-borne males

By PTI

LAKHIMPUR: BKU chief Dilbag Singh, a witness within the Lakhimpur Kheri violence case, was allegedly attacked by two unidentified males right here, police mentioned on Wednesday.

The assault befell Tuesday night time when the Bhartiya Kisan Union (Tikait) district president was returning residence from Aliganj- Muda highway in Gola kotwali space in his SUV when the bike-borne miscreants opened hearth on him.

Singh, nonetheless, sustained no accidents within the assault.

Singh is among the many witnesses in Tikunia violence of October 3, 2021 during which eight individuals, together with 4 farmers and a journalist, died.

Union minister Ajay Mishra’s son Ashish Mishra was arrested in reference to the incident.

Talking to PTI over cellphone, the BKU chief mentioned the miscreants punctured a tyre of his SUV owing to which he needed to cease the automobile.

“The assailants attempted to open the gates and windows of the SUV. When failed, they fired two shots at the window pane of the driver side,” he mentioned.

Singh mentioned he was driving the SUV and was alone.

He mentioned sensing the intentions of the attackers, he folded the motive force seat and bent down in the direction of the ground.

As the automobile home windows have been coated with darkish movie, the attackers couldn’t resolve the BKU chief’s standing within the SUV and fled away on their bikes.

Singh mentioned he had despatched his official gunman (offered to him by the district administration) on depart owing to his son’s sudden illness on the day.

He lodged a grievance with Gola kotwali police quickly after the assault.

He added that he had additionally knowledgeable BKU-Tikait spokesperson Rakesh Tikait in regards to the incident.

Meanwhile, Additional Superintendent of Police (ASP) Arun Kumar Singh informed PTI that on the grievance of Dilbag Singh, an FIR below applicable sections of IPC had been lodged.

He mentioned forensic groups had been despatched to the spot to look at the automobile and the crime scene and acquire evidences.

He additional mentioned police have been investigating the case and efforts have been on to establish the attackers.

The ASP added that the BKU-Tikait district president despatched his gunman on depart on his personal with out intimating the senior police authorities.

“If the matter of leave to his gunman had been intimated to us, we would have provided him another gunman as an alternative arrangement,” he mentioned.