Today, the Supreme Court granted permission to Ashish Mishra the prime accused in the 2021 Lakhimpur Kheri violence to visit and stay in Delhi to look after his ailing mother and daughter.

In January of this year, the Supreme Court granted an eight-week interim bail to Mishra, who is the son of Minister of State in the Ministry of Home Affairs, Ajay Mishra Teni. However, the bail came with the restriction that he was prohibited from entering either the national capital or Uttar Pradesh.

The matter was heard before the bench of Justices Surya Kant and Dipankar Datta.

The Court further instructed him not to participate in any public function or address media in connection with the case.

Mishra's mother is reportedly admitted to the RML hospital in New Delhi, while his daughter needs treatment for leg deformities.

Case Brief -

On October 3, 2021, eight people were killed in Lakhimpur Kheri's district Tikunia where violence broke out during farmers' protest against the then Uttar Pradesh deputy chief minister Keshav Prasad Maurya's visit to the area.