Indian Minister’s Son Arrested After Recent Protest Left 9 Dead, Including 4 Farmers

Villagers watch a burnt car which on Oct. 3, 2021, ran over and killed farmers at Tikonia village in Lakhimpur Kheri, Uttar Pradesh state, India, Oct. 4, 2021. AP Photo

The son of a junior minister in India’s government was arrested by police on Saturday after a recent protest escalated and ultimately left nine people dead.

Officials and farm leaders said four farmers died after a car ran over a group of farmers who were protesting on Oct. 3 in Lakhimpur Kheri, a town in Uttar Pradesh state.