Bengaluru: Farmers union, organisations protest over Lakhimpur incident

Bengaluru: Bengaluru farmers union and other organisations held a protest on Monday in the city over the incident in Uttar Pradesh’s Lakhimpur Kheri which resulted in the death of nine people, including four farmers.

Pictures of the protest have surfaced online showing people holding placards.

On Sunday, four farmers were killed after a convoy of three SUVs, including one owned by Union Minister of State for Home Ajay Mishra, hit a group of farm protesters leading to a clash. Four other persons died in the incident.

Farmers and BJP workers were among those killed. Two SUVs were set on fire by angry farmers in the clash near Banbirpur.

Two FIRs have been registered in connection with the incident.