Fifty-two-years-old Mohammad Akhlaq was lynched by a mob in Bishahra village in Dadri over rumours that he had slaughtered a cow. Akhlaq and his son Danish were dragged by a mob and were brutally assaulted on the night of September, 28, last year. While Akhlaq succumbed to his injuries, Danish survived.

Eighteen people including relatives and son of a former BJP leader were arrested on charges of murder of Akhlaq. Yusuf Saifi, the lawyer of Akhlaq’s family in the case told The Hindu that the ongoing case is that of murder and the forensic report of the Mathura lab remained irrelevant to the case.