New Delhi, July 17 -- The Uttar Pradesh police has cleared former Union home minister for state Ajay Kumar Mishra 'Teni' in a case of alleged threat to a witness in the 2021 Lakhimpur violence case where his son is facing trial for mowing down farmers protesting over the now-repealed farm laws.

In a status report submitted to the Supreme Court hearing a bail plea filed by the former minister's son Ashish Mishra, the state police said that it completed investigation of a complaint by a witness who allegedly received a threat last year in connection with the trial in the larger case. Four persons, including the former minister and his son, were named as accused by the police.

A bench headed by Chief Justice of India (CJI) Surya Kant took ...