Ashish Mishra is also among the accused in the incident. (File photo/PTI)
Counsel appearing for Ashish Mishra told the court that his client was innocent and there was no evidence against him that he instigated the driver of a vehicle to crush the farmers.
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The Allahabad High Court on Tuesday reserved its order on the bail plea of Ashish Mishra alias Monu, son of Union Minister Ajay Mishra, in the Lakhimpur Kheri case in which eight people, including four farmers, were killed. The Lucknow bench of the court, after completing the hearing through video conferencing, reserved the decision on Mishra’s petition.
The counsel appearing for Mishra told the court that his client was innocent and there was no evidence against him that he instigated the driver of a vehicle to crush the farmers. Opposing the petition, Additional Advocate General VK Shahi said that at the time of the incident, Mishra was in the car that crushed the farmers under its wheels.
After hearing the petitions, a bench of Justice Rajiv Singh reserved its order. Eight people were killed in the Lakhimpur Kheri violence on October 3, 2021, when farmers were protesting against the visit of Uttar Pradesh Deputy Chief Minister Keshav Prasad Maurya to the area.
Ashish Mishra is also among the accused in the incident.
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