New Delhi, Sept. 22 -- The Supreme Court on Tuesday directed the Uttar Pradesh government to replace the public prosecutor conducting the Lakhimpur violence trial against Ashish Mishra, son of former Union minister Ajay Mishra, after the victims told the court that the prosecutor was giving up crucial eyewitnesses in the case.

Mishra is accused of mowing down farmers who had gathered to protest against the now-repealed farm laws in 2021 when his father was a central government minister.

A bench headed by Chief Justice of India (CJI) Surya Kant directed the Uttar Pradesh government to replace the incumbent prosecutor with a senior public prosecutor having a "fair experience" of conducting trial within two weeks.

The bench, also comprisi...