SC Cancels Ashish Mishra’s Bail In Lakhimpur Case, Asks Him To Surrender
He has also been asked by the top court to surrender within a week
Mumbai: The Supreme Court on Monday cancelled the bail granted to Union Minister Ajay Mishra Teni’s son Ashish Mishra, an accused in the Lakhimpur Kheri violence case.
He has also been asked by the top court to surrender within a week.
Ashish Mishra is the son of Union Minister Ajay Mishra, who was targeted by the opposition over the incident last year; Four of the eight farmers were killed in Lakhimpur during violent protests against the visit of Deputy Chief Minister Keshav Prasad Maurya were farmers. It is alleged that the victims were crushed by an SUV in which the minister’s son was sitting.
In February, the Allahabad High Court had granted bail to Ashish, nearly four months after he was arrested. The High Court has now been asked by the apex court to take up the matter afresh.
Earlier this month, the state government had told the top court that while the “alleged offences are serious”, the accused “was not in flight risk”.
The state government also assured during the hearing that all witnesses in the case have been provided proper security – a claim that was contested by the petitioners’ lawyers.
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