Lakhimpur Kheri violence: HC to hear bail plea of minister’s son today

The counsel had also argued that Mishra’s bail plea was not maintainable, citing new offences added against him during the police investigation.

Justice Krishan Pal had then fixed July 11 as the next date for the hearing.

Four farmers, part of a protest against the now-repealed farm laws, were killed on October 3 last year when a car mowed them down near Tikonia village in Uttar Pradesh’s Lakhimpur Kheri. It was alleged that Ashish Mishra was sitting in one of the cars in the convoy.

In the subsequent violence, two BJP workers and a driver were killed. A journalist was the eighth victim.

That day the farmers were protesting against the visit of Uttar Pradesh Deputy Chief Minister Keshav Prasad Maurya to Ajay Mishra’s native Banbir village.

In April, the Supreme Court cancelled the bail granted to the minister’s son by the high court, but directed that the HC could re-examine the matter.

Ashish Mishra had then filed a fresh bail plea.

The violence during the farmers’ year-long protest over the agriculture laws had triggered outrage and the Opposition mounted a campaign seeking the removed of Ajay Mishra from the Union cabinet.

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