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Village in Uttar Pradesh, India

Village in Uttar Pradesh, India
Banbirpur
Village
Banbirpur is located in Uttar PradeshBanbirpurBanbirpurLocation in Uttar Pradesh, India
Coordinates: 28°24′33″N 80°58′43″E / 28.4091°N 80.9785°E / 28.4091; 80.9785
CountryIndia
StateUttar Pradesh
DistrictLakhimpur Kheri
Government
 • TypeSarpanch (Pradhan)
 • BodyGram panchayat and Nyaya panchayat
Vehicle registrationUP- 31
Websitekheri.nic.in

Banbirpur also spelled as Banveer Pur is a village near Tikunia in Lakhimpur Kheri district, Uttar Pradesh, India.

History

In 2021, Lakhimpur Kheri violence occurred on the Tikonia-Banbirpur road near Banbirpur village in the Tikunia area. It was a vehicle-ramming attack and mob lynching incident during farmers’ protest against the three farm laws passed by the BJP led Union Government. It happened on 3 October 2021 at Tikunia in Lakhimpur Kheri district, Uttar Pradesh, India resulting in deaths of eight people and injuries to 10 others. Four protesters and a journalist were run over by the car, three others were killed in the subsequent violence. Two First information reports (FIR) on the incident were filed in the Tikunia police station.

Demographics

Population

The town had a population of 5,578 in 2011. Male population of 2,952 and 2,626 females. There were 1101 households in the village.

Administration and politics

The village is part of the Nighasan (Assembly constituency). Shashank Verma of BJP is the MLA from the constituency since the 2019 bye polls.

Services

Tikunia police station serves the area.

Transport

Tikonia-Banbirpur road connects the village with Tikunia nagar panchayat.

References

  1. ^ "Eight dead in violence during farmers' protest in UP's Lakhimpur Kheri". Business Standard India. Press Trust of India. 3 October 2021. Retrieved 4 December 2021.
  2. "Forensic report confirms that weapons seized from MoS Ajay Mishra's son were fired". ThePrint. 10 November 2021. Retrieved 4 December 2021.
  3. "8 dead in violence during farmers' protest in UP's Lakhimpur Kheri". Tribuneindia News Service. Retrieved 4 December 2021.
  4. "Eight killed in violence during protest against ministers in UP's Lakhimpur Kheri: Police". Hindustan Times. 3 October 2021. Retrieved 13 October 2021.
  5. "Ashish Mishra: India minister's son arrested over Lakhimpur violence". BBC News. 11 October 2021. Retrieved 13 October 2021.
  6. "Lakhimpur Kheri: 15-Year-Old Still In Trauma After Seeing Father Being Crushed Under The Wheel". outlookindia.com/. Retrieved 13 October 2021. The father and son were walking together along with hundreds of other farmers to their houses when the jeep came from behind and ran over many of them. In quick succession, two other vehicles, a Scorpion and Fortuner, followed it crushing all those who were already seriously injured and lying on the ground.
  7. ^ Saxena, Nidhi Suresh,Shivangi. "Lakhimpur Kheri violence: Eyewitnesses recall what they saw on October 3". Newslaundry. Retrieved 13 October 2021.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  8. "2011 Census data". Retrieved 31 December 2021.
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