Dadri case: Villagers move court seeking FIR against Akhlaq
Sanjay Pandey Lucknow: June 10, 2016, DHNS
Several people from Bishada village on Thursday moved court seeking registration of an FIR against Mohammed Akhlaq and his family, accused of cow slaughter. Last September, Akhlaq was lynched and his son Danish seriously wounded following rumours that the family cooked beef at home.
During a mahapanchayat last week, villagers slammed the government for refusing to lodge a case against Akhlaq and his family, and continued incarceration of several youths in the incident. Members of the Jat community from Bishada and adjoining villages had given the Uttar Pradesh government 20 days to prosecute Akhlaq and his family and warned of an agitation if their demands were not met.
The court petition comes days after a report from the Mathura forensic laboratory stated that the meat found in the victim’s house was that of a ''cow or its progeny''. An earlier report prepared by another lab in the state had concluded it was mutton.
The petition filed by the families of those in jail sought a directive from the court to the police to register a case under the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act against Akhlaq's family. The district court in Noida will hear the case on Monday. Sources said the family would be given time to submit their reply.
The Dadri lynching incident had triggered nationwide outrage and the Akhilesh Yadav government had drawn flak even from international organisations.
DH News Service
During a mahapanchayat last week, villagers slammed the government for refusing to lodge a case against Akhlaq and his family, and continued incarceration of several youths in the incident. Members of the Jat community from Bishada and adjoining villages had given the Uttar Pradesh government 20 days to prosecute Akhlaq and his family and warned of an agitation if their demands were not met.
The court petition comes days after a report from the Mathura forensic laboratory stated that the meat found in the victim’s house was that of a ''cow or its progeny''. An earlier report prepared by another lab in the state had concluded it was mutton.
The petition filed by the families of those in jail sought a directive from the court to the police to register a case under the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act against Akhlaq's family. The district court in Noida will hear the case on Monday. Sources said the family would be given time to submit their reply.
The Dadri lynching incident had triggered nationwide outrage and the Akhilesh Yadav government had drawn flak even from international organisations.
DH News Service
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