Ashish Mishra was granted bail by the Allahabad HCNEW DELHI: Chief Justice of India N V Ramana on Tuesday said he will constitute a special bench to hear petitions seeking cancellation of bail granted to Ashish Mishra, son of Union minister Ajay Mishra and an accused in the Lakhimpur Kheri violence case. Appearing for the…Continue Reading

Ashish Mishra. (File photo)BAREILLY: Ashish Mishra, main accused in the Lakhimpur Kheri violence case and son of Union minister Ajay Mishra Teni, is set to walk out of jail in the next 24 hours, as the Lucknow bench of HC has rectified the “clerical error” in the bail order issued earlier and inserted IPC sections…Continue Reading

 Villagers watch a burnt car which ran over and killed farmers on Sunday, at Tikonia village in Lakhimpur Kheri, Uttar Pradesh. (Photo: AP/File) Lucknow: The Allahabad High Court on Thursday granted bail to Union Minister of State for Home Ajay Mishra Teni’s son Ashish Mishra in the Lakhimpur violence case. On October 3, eight people,…Continue Reading

Lakhimpur Kheri violence was a ‘pre-planned conspiracy’: SIT probing the incident

Lakhimpur Kheri: The investigation team probing Lakhimpur Kheri violence said the incident was as per a ‘pre-planned conspiracy’ that led to the death of five people and left several injured. Earlier on November 17, the Supreme Court appointed Rakesh Kumar Jain, former judge of the Punjab and Haryana High Court to monitor the investigation in…Continue Reading

Lakhimpur Kheri: MVA allies urge people to extend full support to Maharashtra bandh on Monday

The three partners in the Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) government in Maharashtra have appealed to the people to wholeheartedly support Monday’s state-wide bandh called by them to protest the killing of four farmers in Uttar Pradesh’s Lakhimpur Kheri. The shutdown has been called by the ruling allies – Shiv Sena, NCP, and Congress. “The state-wide…Continue Reading

Lakhimpur Kheri case: Ajay Misra being protected by govt due to his caste, alleges AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi

Speaking in Balrampur, AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi said, “Why does Narendra Modi not remove Ajay Misra from the cabinet? It is because Ajay Misra belongs to the upper caste. Elections are approaching and they won’t get the votes of the upper caste. Had his name been Atiq instead of Ashish, wouldn’t they have run a…Continue Reading