The Lucknow bench of the Allahabad High Court Thursday granted bail to Union Minister Ajay Mishra’s son, Ashish Mishra alias Monu, who is accused of the murder of four farmers and a journalist in the Lakhimpur Kheri district last year. Ashish Mishra is the second accused to be granted bail in the case.
Ashish’s bail application was moved in the Allahabad High Court after his plea was rejected by the lower and session court of Lakhimpur Kheri. Last month, after hearing the plea, the Lucknow bench the High Court reserved its order.
“Justice Rajeev Singh on Thursday pronounced order and granted bail to Ashish Mishra,” said Additional Advocate General, Vinod Kumar Shahi.
Defence Counsel Salil Kumar Srivastava said, “During arguments on the bail application, we raised several issues including that Ashish Mishra was falsely implicated as he was not present at the spot. The court today granted bail to Ashish Mishra. The court order is not uploaded yet on its website.”
