lakhimpur violence

The Supreme Court extended the interim bail of Ashish Mishra, an accused in the 2021 Lakhimpur Violence. On July 11, the Top Court bench comprising Justices Suryakant and Dipankar Dutta extended the interim bail to September 26, citing the ongoing trial into the violence. The bench comprising granted the bail and adjourned the matter to September 26. Notably, in 2021, eight people, including four farmers were mowed down by Mishra.

The Supreme Court (SC,) formed a sub-committee for the Lakhimpur Violence case against BJP leader's son Ashish Teni. The court in its direction asked the BJP-led Uttar Pradesh Government to cancel the bail application of Ashish, as recommended by the SIT, which investigated the incident.  It is to be noted, that the BJP leader's son allegedly killed 8 people including 4 farmers in the Lakhimpur-Kheri region of Uttar Pradesh.