Lakhimpur Kheri violence: Ashish Misra, accused of running over farmers, walks out of jail

Union minister Ajay Misra’s son Ashish Misra, who was arrested in connection with the Lakhimpur Kheri violence case, walked out of jail on Tuesday after he was granted bail.

Ashish Misra was released from jail after he was granted bail by the Lucknow bench of the Allahabad High Court. Ashish Misra’s lawyers submitted two bail bonds of Rs 3 lakh each in regards to his bail orders on Monday.

Ashish Misra was arrested on October 9 last year in connection with the violence that erupted in Uttar Pradesh’s Lakhimpur Kheri. On October 3, 2021, eight people, including four farmers, were killed in Lakhimpur Kheri in clashes during a farmers’ protest.