Ashish Mishra, prime accused in Lakhimpur Kheri violence, walks out of jail
New Delhi, February 15: Ashish Mishra, son of Minister of State, Home, Ajay Mishra, and the prime accused in the Lakhimpur Kheri (Uttar Pradesh) violence that left four farmers among eight dead, walked out of jail on Tuesday.
Ashish Misra was granted bail by the Lucknow Bench of the Allahabad High Court on February 10. Ashish Mishra's lawyers submitted two bail bonds of Rs 3 lakh each.
Minister Ajay Mishra's son Ajay Ashish Mishra was arrested on October 9 last year in connection with the Lakhimpur Kheri violence in Uttar Pradesh on October 3, 2021. Eight persons, including four farmers, were killed in the clashes during a farmers' protest.
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The violence took place ahead of a visit to Lakhimpur by Uttar Pradesh Deputy Chief Minister Keshav Prasad Maurya. While farmers' outfits alleged that Ashish Mishra was inside the car that ran over the four farmers, the Union minister's son denied the claims.
He had moved the Allahabad High Court after his bail plea was rejected by the lower court. Justice Rajiv Singh's Bench had heard his plea on January 18, 2022, and reserved its order.
Ashish Mishra's advocate Salil Kumar Srivastava said the police could not prove in its report that Ashish was present in the vehicle that ran over farmers and claimed that the police did not do a proper investigation.
The counsel appearing on behalf of the Union Minister's son had told the court that his client was innocent and there was no evidence against him that he incited the driver of a vehicle to crush the farmers.
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However, Additional Advocate General V K Shahi had said at the time of the incident, Ashish Mishra was in the car that mowed down the farmers.
-PTC News
