LAKHIMPUR KHERI: Ashish Mishra, the son of Union minister Ajay Kumar Mishra and the main accused in the Lakhimpur Kheri violence, is suffering from dengue, a senior police official said on Sunday.
As per the latest reports, Ashish Mishra has been shifted to district hospital for further treatment.
Mishra, along with three others, was taken in two-day police custody on Friday evening for further interrogation.
A total of eight people, including four farmers, were killed in Uttar Pradesh's Lakhimpur Kheri on October 3 in violence that erupted during a farmers' protest.
So far, 13 people, including Mishra, have been arrested in connection with the incident.
Three accused arrested on Saturday -- Mohit Trivedi, Rinku Rana and Dharmendra -- were produced before a magistrate in the evening.
The investigators moved an application for their 14-day police custody remand.
The hearing on the application will take place on Monday.
(With inputs from agencies)
