<p>Ankit Das, said to be a close friend of Ashish Mishra, turned up before the special investigation team (SIT) at the crime branch office in Lakhimpur on Wednesday, police said.</p>.<p>The investigators had summoned Das for questioning in connection with the October 3 violence which had left eight people, including four farmers, dead.</p>.<p>At around 11 am, Das along with a team of lawyers arrived at the reserved police lines in Lakhimpur and reached the crime branch office located there, police said.</p>.<p>On Tuesday, Das and one other identified as Latif had moved an application for surrender at the court of the chief judicial magistrate.</p>.<p>Das is the nephew of former minister late Akhilesh Das.</p>.<p><strong>Also read: <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/national/north-and-central/lakhimpur-violence-ashish-mishras-friend-ankit-das-files-surrender-application-in-court-1039925.html" target="_blank">Lakhimpur Violence: Ashish Mishra's friend Ankit Das files surrender application in court</a></strong></p>.<p>The SUV which was behind the car that knocked down the four farmers is said to be owned by him.</p>.<p>Police have so far arrested four people in connection with the case.</p>.<p>While one person, Shekhar Bharti was arrested on Tuesday, minister Ajay Mishra's son Ashish Mishra, Luvkush and Ashish Pandey were arrested earlier. </p>
<p>Ankit Das, said to be a close friend of Ashish Mishra, turned up before the special investigation team (SIT) at the crime branch office in Lakhimpur on Wednesday, police said.</p>.<p>The investigators had summoned Das for questioning in connection with the October 3 violence which had left eight people, including four farmers, dead.</p>.<p>At around 11 am, Das along with a team of lawyers arrived at the reserved police lines in Lakhimpur and reached the crime branch office located there, police said.</p>.<p>On Tuesday, Das and one other identified as Latif had moved an application for surrender at the court of the chief judicial magistrate.</p>.<p>Das is the nephew of former minister late Akhilesh Das.</p>.<p><strong>Also read: <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/national/north-and-central/lakhimpur-violence-ashish-mishras-friend-ankit-das-files-surrender-application-in-court-1039925.html" target="_blank">Lakhimpur Violence: Ashish Mishra's friend Ankit Das files surrender application in court</a></strong></p>.<p>The SUV which was behind the car that knocked down the four farmers is said to be owned by him.</p>.<p>Police have so far arrested four people in connection with the case.</p>.<p>While one person, Shekhar Bharti was arrested on Tuesday, minister Ajay Mishra's son Ashish Mishra, Luvkush and Ashish Pandey were arrested earlier. </p>