Banbirpur also spelled as Banveer Pur is a village near
Tikunia in
Lakhimpur Kheri district
Lakhimpur Kheri district is the largest district in Uttar Pradesh, India, on the border with Nepal. Its administrative capital is the city of Lakhimpur.
Lakhimpur Kheri district is a part of Lucknow division, with a total area of . The natio ...
,
Uttar Pradesh
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, India.
History
On 3 October 2021 a
series of violent incidents occurred on the Tikonia-Banbirpur road near Banbirpur village in the
Tikunia area.
There was a
vehicle-ramming attack
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and
mob lynching incident during a
farmers’ protest against the
three farm laws passed by the
Bharatiya Janata Party
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led
Union Government
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.
It caused the deaths of eight people and injuries to 10 others. Four protesters and a journalist were run over by a vehicle, three others were killed in the subsequent violence.
Two
first information reports on the incident were filed at 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 the Bharatiya Janata Party is the member for 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
A nagar panchayat () or town panchayat or Notified Area Council (NAC) in India is a settlement in transition from rural to urban and therefore a form of an urban political unit comparable to a municipality. An urban centre with more than 12,00 ...
.
References
Villages in Lakhimpur Kheri district
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