- By Raju Kumar
- Tue, 23 Dec 2025 03:06 PM (IST)
- Source:JND
Akhlaq Lynching Case: A fast-track court at Surajpur in Gautam Buddh Nagar on Tuesday rejected the Uttar Pradesh government's application to withdraw the 2015 mob lynching case of Mohammad Akhlaq in Dadri. Last week, on December 18, the Fast-Track Court (FTC) heard the Akhlaq case.
The state government sought withdrawal of charges against all the accused in the case, which pertains to the killing of Akhlaq in Bisahda village under Jarcha police station area over rumours that beef was stored in his home.
Meanwhile, Akhlaq's wife moved the Allahabad High Court (HC) against the government’s decision to withdraw the case against the accused. She also opposed the withdrawal application filed by the Prosecutor in a court in Gautam Buddha Nagar.
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The matter came up before the court of the Additional District and Sessions Judge, where the prosecution informed that it had moved the withdrawal plea in compliance with an order issued by the state's Justice Section-5 (Criminal), Lucknow, on August 26.
Withdrawal Of Case Will Restore Social Harmony: Govt
According to officials, the withdrawal application was filed by the Assistant District Government Advocate (Criminal) following directives from the government and the Joint Director of Prosecution. The plea cites restoration of social harmony as the reason for seeking withdrawal of the case. The 52-year-old Akhlaq, a resident of Bisahda village in Dadri area of Gautam Buddh Nagar, was lynched to death on September 28, 2015 by a mob allegedly over suspicion that he had stored beef in his house. The lynching case was heard by a fast-track court in which the judgment is awaited.
Yusuf Saifi, counsel for the Akhlaq family, said, "The court heard the application for withdrawal of the case against the accused in the mob lynching of Mohammad Akhlaq."
(With PTI inputs)