The UP police FIR contains allegations of criminal conspiracy against the Minister of State for Home Affairs Ajay Mishra. Even when the FIR has been registered under section 120 B, which pertains to criminal conspiracy, the Minister’s name is not mentioned as an accused in the FIR. The probe deep dives.

The UP government filed its status report before the Supreme Court in the Lakhimpur Kheri case on Friday. The Apex Court in its order stated that the Court was not satisfied with the status report filed by the State government.

The UP police has drawn flak from various quarters for not taking swift action against the accused in the case. The Probe delved deeper into the status report to find out whether the UP government may have overlooked certain rules in its investigation into the Lakhimpur Kheri massacre.

What is striking about the status report filed by the UP government before the Supreme Court is the insertion of the words “Honourable” while referring to the Minister of State for Home in the translated version of the contents of the FIR.

Take a look at the document below. This is the original Hindi version of the FIR in which MoS Home Ajay Mishra has been accused of criminal conspiracy.

Now take a look at the english translated version of the contents of the First Information Report which was filed as part of the status report by the UP government before the Apex Court. In the english translation, the word “honourable” has been used four times to refer to the Minister of State for Home Affairs, Ajay Mishra Teni. This, even when the original hindi version of the FIR, does not contain the word “honourable” while making a reference to the Minister. The question is, why was the word “honourable” added four times while translating the contents of the FIR from Hindi to English.

This perhaps shows the worshipful mindset of the UP police towards the Minister in question and his ministerial authority.

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