The Supreme Court was on Thursday informed that a first information report was filed on a witness’ complaint that he was threatened with consequences and offered a bribe not to testify in the 2021 Lakhimpur Kheri violence case involving former Union minister Ajay Mishra’s son Ashish Mishra, Live Law reported.

The Uttar Pradesh Police told the court that the statement by Baljinder Singh, the witness, was recorded and that the case has been registered under sections of the Indian Penal Code pertaining to threatening a person to give false evidence, criminal intimidation and criminal conspiracy.

In August, the court had questioned the police for failing to look into the witness’ complaint and direct them to verify the allegations.

On June 20, Baljinder Singh filed a written compl

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