Allahabad: The Allahabad High Court has granted bail to Ashish Mishra, the main accused in the Lakhimpur Kheri massacre case and son of Union Minister Ajay Mishra. Bail was granted by the Lucknow Bench of the High Court. Four people were killed when a car rammed into a group of farmers protesting against the central agricultural policies and four people were killed when the cars were set on fire. Meanwhile, in Uttar Pradesh, the accused will be released on bail on the day of the first phase of polling. The SIT has filed a 5,000-page charge sheet against Ajay Mishra.
The main accused in the case are Ashish Mishra, son of Union Minister Ajay Mishra, while Virender Shukla, a relative and confidant of the minister, and Ankit Das, a relative of former Congress MP Akhilesh Das, are on the list. Ashish Mishra and 13 others have been charged with murder, attempted murder with a weapon, and criminal conspiracy.
The tragic incident took place in October last year. The clashes erupted during a farmers’ protest in Lakhimpur Kheri in Uttar Pradesh against the visit of Ajay Mishra and Uttar Pradesh Deputy Chief Minister Keshav Maurya.
