Mohammad Akhlaq was killed by a mob in Bisahda village near Dadri, Uttar Pradesh, on 28 September 2015, after rumours of cow slaughter and beef storage at his…
A mob gathered outside Mohammad Akhlaq's home in Bisahda village after rumours spread that his family had slaughtered a cow and stored beef. Akhlaq, 50, and his son Dani…
Police arrested suspects over the weeks following the attack, starting with those named by Akhlaq's family in the initial FIR. The investigation later expanded as more s…
Gautam Buddha Nagar police filed a chargesheet naming 15 people in connection with the lynching, with reports at the time noting plans to submit supplementary material o…
A reported forensic examination concluded a recovered meat sample came from a cow or its progeny. Akhlaq's family disputed the finding and alleged the sample had been sw…
The Allahabad High Court dismissed a petition seeking to transfer the investigation to the CBI, after being told police had already filed a chargesheet and placed a fore…
By 2017, the accused had secured bail through court proceedings, allowing them to remain outside custody while the trial continued. Bail is not acquittal and did not est…
After charges were framed, the case moved into the evidence stage around 2021 — six years after the killing — following earlier years focused on procedural arguments. In…
The Uttar Pradesh government had applied in October 2025 to withdraw the prosecution, citing differences in witness statements and an absence of recorded prior enmity. T…
Six accused sought to transfer the trial out of the fast-track court. A district court rejected the application on 22 January 2026, holding that a criminal case cannot b…
Nearly 11 years on, Akhlaq's family sought permission for his widow, Ikraman, to formally identify the accused in court before her cross-examination. The trial remained…
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