Ashish Mishra, the son of Union Minister of State (MoS) for Home Affairs Ajay Mishra Teni, has been sent to three-day police remand for his involvement in the Lakhimpur Kheri incident.

Ashish was arrested on Saturday after hours of interrogation by the Crime Branch of Uttar Pradesh in connection to the Lakhimpur Kheri violence case.

As many as eight people including four farmers had died in the violence that took place on October 3.

Uttar Pradesh police have so far arrested three people including Ashish Mishra, who is the son of Union Minister of State for Home Affairs Ajay Mishra Teni.