Union Minister Ajay K Mishra’s son, Ashish Mishra, was on Friday released from jail after the Supreme Court granted him bail in the Lakhimpur Kheri violence case. The violence in Uttar Pradesh’s Lakhimpur in 2021 had triggered much outrage, prompting calls of strict action against Ashish Mishra and resignation of his father, who is a BJP leader.
A video shared on social media showed him coming out of the jail on Friday evening as he was apparently chased by reporters. The Supreme Court granted Mishra bail on Wednesday in connection with the violence that unfolded in Lakhimpur on October 3, 2021, that led to death of four farmers and others when three vehicles rammed into a crowd of protesters.
