The administration and police in Greater Noida in Uttar Pradesh has been put in a state of high alert as a 'panchayat' has been called on Monday afternoon in Bisahada village, an official said.
This is the village where a Muslim named Mohammad Akhlaq was lynched on 28 September last year on the charge that he and his family consumed cow's meat.
A government forensic lab in Mathura said in its report released last week that the meat in question was of "cow or its progeny".
Family of Mohammad Akhlaq. Getty images
Family of Mohammad Akhlaq. Getty images
The report has revived the controversy over the legal and moral issues surrounding the lynching.
An official, however, informed IANS that the accused would be produced before a fast-track court on Monday where charges would be fixed on them. A juvenile has already been granted bail by the high court.
The jawans of the Uttar Pradesh Provincial Armed Constabulary have been patrolling the village since Sunday evening.
Security has been increased following announcement by some Hindu frontal organisations — Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP), Rashtrawadi Pratap Sena, Goraksha Dal and Hindu Yuva Vahini — that they will participate in the panchayat, said officials.
Residents of Bishada village, including the kin of the accused in the September 2015 Akhlaq lynching case, on Sunday, met the Gautam Budh Nagar SSP to press their demand for registration of an FIR against Akhlaq's family after a forensic report stated that the meat found in his house was that of "cow or its progeny".
Source: http://www.firstpost.com
This is the village where a Muslim named Mohammad Akhlaq was lynched on 28 September last year on the charge that he and his family consumed cow's meat.
A government forensic lab in Mathura said in its report released last week that the meat in question was of "cow or its progeny".
Family of Mohammad Akhlaq. Getty images
Family of Mohammad Akhlaq. Getty images
The report has revived the controversy over the legal and moral issues surrounding the lynching.
An official, however, informed IANS that the accused would be produced before a fast-track court on Monday where charges would be fixed on them. A juvenile has already been granted bail by the high court.
The jawans of the Uttar Pradesh Provincial Armed Constabulary have been patrolling the village since Sunday evening.
Security has been increased following announcement by some Hindu frontal organisations — Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP), Rashtrawadi Pratap Sena, Goraksha Dal and Hindu Yuva Vahini — that they will participate in the panchayat, said officials.
Residents of Bishada village, including the kin of the accused in the September 2015 Akhlaq lynching case, on Sunday, met the Gautam Budh Nagar SSP to press their demand for registration of an FIR against Akhlaq's family after a forensic report stated that the meat found in his house was that of "cow or its progeny".
Source: http://www.firstpost.com
