As UP votes, Union Minister Teni's son Ashish Mishra gets bail in Lakhimpur farmers' killings case

As Uttar Pradesh started to vote, Union Minister Ajay Mishra Teni's son and prime accused in the Lakhimpur Kheri farmers' killings case, Ashish Mishra, got bail from the Lucknow bench of Allahabad High Court on Thursday.

Ashish Mishra is the main accused in the case where 4 farmers and a journalist were run over by a speeding SUV in Lakhimpur Kheri on October 3 last year.

The charge sheet filed by the police stated that Ashish Mishra was at the spot where the violence took place.

The charge sheet reportedly quoted witnesses, who saw Ashish Mishra on the spot on the day of the incident.

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Both Minister Ajay Mishra Teni and his son have continuously claimed that Ashish was not in the SUV or on the spot during the incident.

The SIT has stated that the farmers' killing was a "planned conspiracy" by Union MoS Home's son.

Opposition has made Minister Teni's sacking from the Union Cabinet a big issue in the elections.

Lakhimpur Kheri will go to the polls in the fourth phase of the Uttar Pradesh Assembly Election 2022 on February 23.

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