Tajinder Singh Virk Ashish Mishra Teni – The Lakhimpur Kheri incident[18] was a sequence of violent incidents comprising a vehicle-ramming attack, drive-by shooting[19] and a mob lynching all on 3 October 2021 at Banbirpur village near Tikunia in Lakhimpur Kheri district, Uttar Pradesh, India.

They occurred during farmers’ protests against three agricultural laws passed in 2020 by the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) led Union Government.

In September 2021, Ajay Mishra Teni, a BJP leader and Minister of State for Home Affairs was attending an event in Palia town of Lakhimpur Kheri district.

Teni warned the protesting farmer union members in his speech saying, "Sudhar jao, nahi toh hum sudhaar denge, do minute me" (transl.

)[23] Tajinder Singh Virk, a farmer leader who is also linked to the Samajwadi Party, later organised a protest against Teni's upcoming visit, in response to this warning.

The charges listed in the FIR were Indian Penal Code sections 147, 148, 149 (all three related to rioting), 279 (rash driving), 338 (causes grievous hurt to any person by doing any act so rashly or negligently as to endanger human life), 304A (causing death by negligence), 302 (murder), and 120B (party to a criminal conspiracy)[26] Ashish Teni was allegedly driving the car involved in the incidents.

[43][4] The Supreme Court of India heard the case after two lawyers from Uttar Pradesh wrote to Chief Justice N. V. Ramana, seeking a federal investigation into the incidents.

Chief Justice Ramana, speaking for the court, disapproved of the staffing of the Special Investigation Team (SIT) set up by the Government of Uttar Pradesh stating "the people in the commission, they're all local officers".

[3] The forensic team of the investigators recovered two empty .315 firearm cartridges from Ashish Teni's vehicle at the incident site.

Pawan moved the court for instructions to the police to press charges over Kashyap's death against 14 people, including Minister Teni and his son.

[31] On 15 November 2021, the Supreme Court directed Uttar Pradesh government to "upgrade" the SIT with more senior police officers and include a retired judge "to ensure proper investigation".

[47] The three IPS officers, were accompanied by Rakesh Kumar Jain, retired judge of Punjab and Haryana High Court, who had been appointed by Chief Justice NV Ramana to "ensure impartiality and independence of the investigation.

[49] On 3 January 2022 The SIT filed a 5,000 page charge-sheet against 14 people, including Union Minister Teni’s son Ashish, who has been named the main accused.

[50] An alleged video of the incident shared by BJP parliamentarian Varun Gandhi showed a vehicle ramming unarmed protesters from behind.

[56][57] The Editors Guild of India (EGI) demanded a probe by a court-led special investigative team on the death of the journalist and asked the media to report facts.

"[58] On 26 November 2021 the Delhi Legislative Assembly passed a resolution demanding the sacking of Ajay Mishra Teni from his post of Minister of State.