Section 144 imposed in Lakhimpur Kheri, Internet shutdown, Ghaziabad Police closed NH 24

  • After 8 people were killed in the violence that took place in Lakhimpur Kheri, UP, the political temperature has heated up.
  • In view of the tension in Lakhimpur, the internet has been closed and Section 144 has been imposed in the entire area.
  • At the same time, the Ghaziabad Police has closed NH-24 and NH 9. Delhi Police has also issued a traffic advisory regarding this.
  • Police have asked people going from Sarai Kale Khan to Ghaziabad to take another route.
  • Earlier, Priyanka Gandhi, who had come to meet the families of the farmers killed in the violence, was arrested. UP Police took him into custody.