Uttar Pradesh Government moves to withdraw charges against Dadri lynching accused

Almost 10 years aft the lynching of Mohammad Akhlaq in Dadri, the Uttar Pradesh Government seeks to retreat lawsuit against accused. Additional District Government Counsel, Gautam Buddha Nagar, had filed the withdrawal exertion successful a section court. 

It was mutton, not beef: Dadri probe report

“We filed the withdrawal application, issued by the authorities successful transportation with Akhlaq Ahmed’s case, earlier the acrophobic tribunal connected October 15. The tribunal is yet to walk an bid connected the exertion and December 12 is fixed arsenic the day for proceeding the matter,” said Bhag Singh Bhati, Additional District Government Counsel (ADGC), Gautam Buddha Nagar, to section media. All the accused successful the case who are presently retired connected bail are facing proceedings successful the case. 

The Assistant District Government Counsel, Gautam Buddha Nagar, Bhag Singh Bhati acted connected the directions of the State Government done a missive dated August 26, 2025. 

FIR for cow slaughter ordered against Dadri lynching unfortunate Akhlaq’s family

The substance dates to September 28, 2015, erstwhile a mob gathered extracurricular Akhlaq’s location aft an alleged announcement from a colony temple claiming that helium had slaughtered a cow. Akhlaq and his lad Danish, were dragged retired of their location and assaulted until they fell unconscious. The unfortunate died astatine a Noida hospital. The section constabulary filed a First Information Report (FIR) nether Sections 302 (murder), 307 (attempt to murder),147 (rioting), 148 (rioting with deadly weapon), 149 (unlawful assembly), 323 (assault), 504 (intentional insult to disturb peace), among others of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) astatine Jarcha police station.

The constabulary filed a complaint expanse against 15 people, including Vishal Rana, lad of a section BJP leader, arsenic main accused who helped the mob to Akhlaq’s location and assaulted the family.

Minorities sheet sends announcement connected Dadri lynching

The Congress reacted sharply implicit the U.P. Government determination calling it unsafe inclination with acold reaching consequences. “This is simply a unsafe inclination arsenic the authorities has started pushing to retreat lawsuit against accused progressive successful creating disagreement connected spiritual lines and committing lynching. The incidental was not an mean occurrence arsenic close helping mob killed a Muslim and emboldened a tiny conception of fringe radical who believed successful committing lynching against Muslims. But, successful a State specified arsenic the Uttar Pradesh wherever Chief Minister withdraws cases against himself, specified a measurement was coming. We condemn specified action,” said Shahnawaz Alam, National Secretary, Congress.