“It has been a unanimous view of the prosecution and also that of the investigative agencies that the ongoing criminal case is about murder. The fresh forensic report will have no bearing on the ongoing case,” he said.

The State of Uttar Pradesh bans cow slaughter but not beef. Meanwhile, Akhlaq’s family rejected the new forensic report calling it “politically motivated”. Danish, the younger son of Akhlaq had last month expressed apprehensions about the political misuse of the case by Hindutva groups.