Union Minister's Son Released from Jail: Timeline of Lakhimpur Kheri Case
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Ashish Mishra was given bail by the Allahabad High Court last week. He was arrested in October last year.
Ashish Mishra, the son of Union minister Ajay Mishra and the main accused in the Lakhimpur Kheri violence case, was released from jail on Tuesday. Ashish was arrested in October last year, after a vehicle mowed down a group of protesting farmers leaving four persons dead. He was released from jail after completion of bail formalities, Lakhimpur Kheri Jail Superintendent PP Singh told reporters. The Special Investigation Team (SIT) had named Ashish Mishra as the main accused in the knocking down of the farmers incident in its charge sheet submitted to the court.
Here's a timeline of this big incident:
October 3, 2021: An SUV ran over a group of farmers returning from a protest against the new farm laws in Lakhimpur Kheri's Tikunia village. According to the police, the incident took place between 2.30pm and 3.30pm.
October 4, 2021: Heavy police force deployed in Lakhimpur Kheri, internet services also snapped following the incident. Prohibitory orders under Section 144 of the Code of Criminal Procedure (CrPC) imposed. Several political leaders stopped from entering the Tikunia village to meet the families of the farmers killed in the incident.
