Lakhimpur case: Arms recovered from Lucknow flat owned by accused

Lucknow | Friday | 15th October, 2021

Summary:

Lucknow, Oct 15 (PTI) The special investigation team (SIT) probing the Lakhimpur Kheri violence on Friday brought two accused persons, Ankit Das and Latif alias Kale, to a flat in Hussainganj area of Lucknow and recovered a revolver and a gun from there, police sources said.

They said the Hussainganj flat belongs to Das.

The revolver licence holder is Das, while Latif holds the licence of the gun.

After the incident on October 3, Das had escaped from the spot and hid the weapons in his apartment.

Police will take the arms for a forensic test, so that it could be known whether it was used during the violence.

Sources also said that after the violence in Tikonia village on October 3, Das fled from there and hid himself in a hotel in Lucknow.