There has been a new twist in the murder case of Akhlaq, who was killed in the famous 2015 mob lynching of Dadri in Noida, Uttar Pradesh. On Monday, Mohammad Akhlaq’s wife Ikraman filed a petition against the state government in Allahabad High Court. In which the government’s decision to withdraw the case has been challenged. The double bench of the court can hear this case on January 5, 2026.

Ikraman has made 21 people including the state government as defendants in his petition. Before this, she had also filed a petition in the trial court against the decision of the state government. All the accused in this case are out on bail. It has been demanded that withdrawing the case in a case like murder is wrong and against justice.

What was the whole matter?

Let us tell you here that on September 28, 2015, 52-year-old Mohammad Akhlaq was beaten to death by a mob in Bisahada village of Greater Noida on suspicion of keeping beef in the fridge of his house. His son Danish was also seriously injured in this incident. This incident created an uproar in the entire country. Also, a new debate had started regarding incidents like mob lynching.

The government had applied to withdraw the case

The stir in this case started when the UP government recently filed an application in the trial court under Section 321 CrPC to withdraw the case against all the 19 accused. The government claimed that this would restore social harmony. Whereas the victim’s family objected to this.

Made 21 defendants including the state government

Akhlaq’s wife Ikraman has made 21 people including the state government as defendants in her petition, which includes all the accused. The petition demands that the government order be cancelled. According to the victim’s family, withdrawing the case in a serious case like murder is a misuse of the law. There is no better example for the future. Apart from this, the family has also registered its objection in the trial court. 18 accused are out on bail in this case, including three minors.

The family, which had hoped for justice after 10 years, is now struggling to keep the case in court. Now what decision will the High Court take in this matter or will it be known only on January 5. But suddenly this famous issue has come into the headlines again.

The Yogi Adityanath government of Uttar Pradesh has initiated action to withdraw all cases against the accused in the 2015 mob lynching of Mohammad Akhlaq in Dadri, Greater Noida. District’s Additional District Government Advocate Bhag Singh Bhati said on Saturday that the state government has sent a formal request to withdraw the prosecution.

Bhag Singh Bhati, additional district government lawyer of the district, said, “A letter has been received from the government regarding withdrawal of the case against all the accused in the Akhlaq murder case. The application has been submitted in the Surajpur court and it will be heard on December 12.”

What did the lawyer of Akhlaq’s family say?

Lawyer Yousuf Saifi, representing Akhlaq’s family, said he had not yet seen the official documents. “I have just heard about it. I will be able to comment only after seeing the documents before the hearing or on the date of hearing,” he said.

The matter is of year 2015

Actually, this matter is of 28 September 2015. In Bisahada village of Greater Noida, an alleged announcement was made over the loudspeaker that Akhlaq had killed a cow and kept its meat in the fridge, after which the mob entered his house and beat him to death. While trying to save Akhlaq, his son Danish also suffered serious injuries.

Akhlaq’s wife had filed a complaint

Akhlaq’s wife Ikraman lodged a complaint at Jarcha police station the same night, in which 10 named and four-five unidentified people were accused. Akhlaq and Danish were taken to a private hospital in Noida, where Akhlaq was declared dead and Danish was later referred to the ‘Army Research and Referral’ hospital in Delhi. A decade after the incident, the case is pending in the district court in Surajpur, Greater Noida.