Lucknow: The Uttar Pradesh Government has opposed the bail plea of Union Minister Ajay Kumar Mishra’s son Ashish Mishra, who is one of the accused in the Lakhimpur Kheri Violence case, in Supreme Court on Thursday.
According to reports, Additional Advocate General for Uttar Pradesh Garima Prashad informed the bench of Justice Surya Kant and Justice JK Maheshwari that the ‘crime is grave’.
The court asked her about the grounds for opposing the bail plea, she said that “It is a grave and heinous crime and (granting bail) will send a wrong signal to society”.
The apex court later reserved its order on the plea filed by Ashish Mishra challenging the Allahabad High Court order which denied bail to him in connection with the case.
Earlier on October 3, 2021, eight people were killed in Lakhimpur Kheri after farmers were mowed down by an SUV, in which Ashish Mishra was allegedly seated.
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