Prayagraj: After the state government filed an application seeking cancellation of bail to Vijay Mishra, an accused in the 2010 attack on Nand Gopal Gupta Nandi, currently a cabinet minister, the Allahabad high court on Thursday issued a notice to Mishra, who is lodged in Agra jail.
Hearing the bail cancellation plea, Justice Om Prakash-VII fixed August 26, 2021, as the next date of hearing, and issued a notice to Mishra.
In its application, the government said Nandi was attacked by a remote bomb near his residence in Prayagraj under Kotwali police station on July 10, 2010.
The personal guard of Nandi and a reporter, Vijay Pratap Singh, lost their lives while Nandi sustained serious injuries in the attack.
Vijay Mishra, an MLA from Gyanpur legislative constituency, was chargesheeted in the case.
Later, he was released on bail by the high court.
The bail cancellation plea said that after Mishra was granted bail, Mishra was charged with rape and offences under the Gangsters’ Act.
The application added that Mishra’s bail should be cancelled as he was not cooperating in the trial.